OK, I forgot we're talking about FiOS here. For sure that is slightly weirder than DOCSIS (which is all I've ever known personally). Since it's not really a sta

OK, I forgot we're talking about FiOS here. For sure that is slightly weirder than DOCSIS (which is all I've ever known personally). Since it's not really a standard like DOCSIS you probably "must have" some piece of Verizon-proprietary gear whether rented or otherwise and I'm sure Verizon remote-manages those in the same basic ways like you said. But I am pretty sure that still, security-conscious or advanced users can disable the Verizon device's WiFi and drop it into bridge mode and provide their own router and APs. To me this provides a way to opt out of this that is well within the capabilities of anyone sophisticated enough to understand the risks.