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FTTH & GPON
This area in Central Oregon now has FTTH and the ONT on my house is by Calix. There is a 722GE inside the ONT. I'm subscribed to just 100mbps and don't need speed. No TV, no phone. CAT5 brings intern...
Well..............you lost me, sorry. This is above my level. I'll look at your suggestions (check Google). The information pertaining to the 722GE and Actiontec is scarce. Seems the ISP equipment provided, is sold only to an ISP and not to individuals.
Without the option to purchase and little or no documentation, we the customers have a tough nut to crack.
WishIknew wrote:The information pertaining to the 722GE and Actiontec is scarce. Seems the ISP equipment provided, is sold only to an ISP and not to individuals.
That's correct - and there is nothing you need or can do. The Netgear routers can be run, and the ISP does not enforce you to use it's own equipment. It just makes a little disadvantage for the ISP support. The typical hand-over point between the ISP and the owner equipment is the Ethernet port, at least on cable modem or ONTs.
Even if you could buy ISP equipment in the free market, it won't be customized to the ISP requirements and defaults. TR-069 (ff.) requires for example a signed certificate owned by the ISP.
This can be different in markets where telephony and TV is coming in over the single fiber. Replacing the ISP CPE will lead to a loss of the phone service, the IPTV part requires some tech know-how, while the pure Internet can be made workable relatively easy.
No nutcracking required. All the information provided is just background for the interested reader. Or have I missed any real problem caused by using the Netgear router?