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

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250 points pabs3 | 1 comments | 25 Sep 24 00:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | 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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tootie ◴[25 Sep 24 16:01 UTC] No.41648842[source]▶
Why? Is there an advantage to using your own ONT? Is it just a personal freedom thing or are there features you can unlock?
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1. kuschku ◴[25 Sep 24 20:19 UTC] No.41651427[source]▶
> Is there an advantage to using your own ONT

Some customers might want a dedicated ONT, some might want an SFP+ module, some might want one integrated into their router.

Some ISPs only allow registering one ONT per account and don't allow changing ONT serial. With your own ONT you can have a hot spare available if one fails.

Some ISPs restrict access to ONT information, with your own ONT you can log connection quality data into grafana and setup alerts.

The ONT is directly accessible from the ISP's network, some ISPs haven't provided updates for their ONTs since 2016. With your own ONT, you can ensure you're always patched and secure.