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		aidenn0 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hack GPON – how to access, change and edit fibre O... I'm not on PON, but on DOCSIS cable, the advantage to using my own modem is: 1. When it breaks, I don't have to wait for weeks for the cable company to send someone to replace it. I just keep a spare on my shelf and can be back up in minutes. 2. Cost: buying my own pays for itself in 6 months. 3. Disintegration: This is more recent, but I've heard from neighbors that the cable company lately doesn't want to rent a modem, only an integrated WAP/router/modem.

matja 10 months ago [–]

Does your ISP require you to register the MAC address of the HFC interface of your spare modem?

aidenn0 10 months ago | [–]

I can enter it online (via my cell internet obviously), or call in and tell it to a CS rep.

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