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Hack GPON – how to access, change and edit fibre ONTs

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250 points pabs3 | 3 comments | 25 Sep 24 00:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.8s | source
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danieldk ◴[25 Sep 24 04:48 UTC] No.41643788[source]▶
This can be a good stopgap, but the solution is to lobby for a law that mandates free ONT/modem/router choice.

We have such legislation in NL and the ISP is required to make it possible to use your own equipment.

Coincidentally, I had my ISP register my Fritz!Box Fiber 5590 as my ONT yesterday, so I have it directly hooked up to XGS-PON with their SFP+ module (no more Genexis ONT \o/).

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1. sulandor ◴[25 Sep 24 07:00 UTC] No.41644469[source]▶
> I had my ISP register my Fritz!Box Fiber 5590 as my ONT yesterday

what did registration entail and how long did it take?

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2. t0mas88 ◴[25 Sep 24 07:53 UTC] No.41644877[source]▶
Also NL here, my provider has a self service online form for it. Takes only a few minutes.
3. danieldk ◴[29 Sep 24 08:44 UTC] No.41685855[source]▶
There is a self-service form where they call you back to confirm. However, they had issues with entering my ONT's ID in the system.

I am also subscribed to extra support. It's 5 Euro per month extra, but you skip all the queues and get directly connected to someone who knows all the technical stuff. With them it's basically giving them your ONT ID over the phone and they immediately set it for you (and they stay on the line until it's confirmed on both sides that it works). I will just call them again after the FRITZ!Box 5690 XGS comes out.