1y ago

Make a Sacrifice to the Net Gods

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That rounded white box is a POS At&T locked down fiber modem/router which they patch biweekly at 3am without your control because they don't want people hacking their devices to change the DNS server or anything useful.
It wouldn't be a problem if AT&T let you use your own fiber ONT but they don't which is technically illegal but no one has sued them yet because they are a billion dollar company.
Thankfully the workaround is to grab a supported ONT, upgrade to 2.5g or higher fiber speeds so they are forced to use XGS-PON, then swap in your ONT with some cloned IDs and downgrade back to whatever plan you want. This all allegedly works because businesses that use AT&T as their ISP also don't want to pay money for a proprietary piece of junk, and they have enough power to throw around to demand AT&T allow them to use their own fiber hardware.
- I love having Google Fiber, they gave me a modem with one open RJ-45 port and said "have fun with the other side of this network".
  
  Google fiber still exists? Huh, I figured that would be another good project they kill off after a year or two
  
  It's only in certain areas, I live in Seattle and it's in Seattle but not everywhere in Seattle.
- There are total bypass options now to completely remove their hardware from your network using an ONT that lets you clone the att device serial number. Just a heads up.
  
  Mind to direct me to the right direction on this? For academic purposes, of course.
  
  https://discord.gg/8311-886329492438671420
  Basically has all the documentation and links you need in one section because its made up of various forum posts and google docs lol.
- I picture you whispering this at the full moon while sharpening a blade.
- Oh hi. What XGS-PON device allows a cloned ID?
  I've actually been looking for one forever.
  
  Check here: https://discord.gg/8311-886329492438671420
  The two most common are:
  So you figured out you are on XGS-PON. I hope you love your speeds!
  For XGS-PON, there are 2 devices that we currently support that allow for bypassing:
  Azores WAG-D20 (now called the X1Z1E) ONT with a 10G Ethernet port
  Where to Buy: https://www.balticnetworks.com/products/azores-1x-10gbe-1x-2-5gbe-intel-based-xgspon-ont
  Our Documentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13gucfDOf8X9ptkj5BOg12V0xcqqDZDnvROJpW5CIpJ4/edit#
  Azores WAS-110 (now called the XSS) ONU in a SFP+ form factor
  Where to Buy: [Wait for a group buy, it'll be cheaper] https://ecin.ca/custom-xgs-pon-sfp-stick-module-xgspon-ont-w-t-mac-function-mounted-on-sfp-package/
  Our Documentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UIAgtxkImgFRwyaGDGtISD0JXnxWNvuuNDrnRac6wGc/edit#heading=h.f8l0utlsram6
  There are notes and some people who have found others that work as well
  
  Thanks, I like it. $200 is a bit steep for the SFP+ unit, but if I don't have to deal with the ISPs modem nonsense, it's probably worth it. I'll probably check out the discord later.

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