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Upgrading the ONT device

Debernus

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I am currently using the Adtran SDX 611 GPON ONT installed by openreach. I would like to switch to the Adtran SDX 622v XGS-PON ONT that I am considering to buy instead, is this possible?
 
Generally, no - this is managed by your ISP as it is their equipment. Don't go and buy one - you will unlikely be able to simply swap it out. This is because the serial number of your present ONT will be locked to where you are physically connected in the network - and your provider will not change it.
 
Having said that... There ways I have seen on the internet that people are using their own SFP modules in switches - but that is a path frought with potential frustration if it does not work :)
 
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I am currently using the Adtran SDX 611 GPON ONT installed by openreach. I would like to switch to the Adtran SDX 622v XGS-PON ONT that I am considering to buy instead, is this possible?
Your connection won’t support XGS-PON though, they’re incompatible directly. Even if XGS-PON is in your area, the port your line is connected to will be GPON only until you’re upgraded. There would be little benefit of upgrading in your case, even if the new ONT is backwards compatible.
 
If you upgrade eventually to faster speeds then you'll be provided with a new ONT which is registered back on the providers OLT.
 
and and and what is the purpose of changing the ONT anyway? The supplied one will provide the service you are paying for. It's not like *DSL where you could try one with a different chipset and eke out a bit more speed, lower latency or some additional features. There are no stats that need to be read off and obsessed over.

I know some people insist on fiddling with things that they literally should not be touching (the ONT is the modern equivalent of the master socket, you can connect to it and not much else) but there's not even a benefit to doing so.
 
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and and and what is the purpose of changing the ONT anyway? The supplied one will provide the service you are paying for. It's not like *DSL where you could try one with a different chipset and eke out a bit more speed, lower latency or some additional features. There are no stats that need to be read off and obsessed over.

I know some people insist on fiddling with things that they literally should not be touching (the ONT is the modern equivalent of the master socket, you can connect to it and not much else) but there's not even a benefit to doing so.
Quite like the idea of having a Mikrotik router all-in-one solution, that's really the only benefit.

But then, I quite like the two box solution too - I ran VDSL for 12 years off a HG612 modem and I could do what I like behind that with my own router.
 
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