Verizon Blocks Port 80 Web Service

This is a brief note of frustration and anger. I spent several hours yesterday making sure the router for our new Verizon FIOS service was properly configured to take over from our old Comcast cable service. Late in the evening I finally made the switch, and was intensely frustrated to find that our web server was not visible. When I finally called Verizon tech support, they immediately replied that yes, port 80 is blocked because they don't want any residential customers running web servers. (!!!!)

Fiber service is by far the fastest outbound pipe I'm able to afford at this time, offering up to 2Mbps uploads, as compared to Comcast's measly 384kbps. But if it doesn't work, I may have to drop my fiber subscription. (I'm nearly in tears at the thought!) I am not in a position to pay for two broadband lines coming into the house every month (at half a hundred dollars each), and none of the domains I host are in a position to pay for it either.