> Depends on the ONT. With GPON, it is not that simple. Many ISPs will refuse connecting anything but their ONT to their network. Having this exact issue in a

> Depends on the ONT. With GPON, it is not that simple. Many ISPs will refuse connecting anything but their ONT to their network. Having this exact issue in a place where I got stuck now. GPON hardware makers are artificially limiting interoperability, while the underlying hardware is fully capable of that. GPON has a out of band configuration protocol which is usually unavailable to the OS. Here they put their vendor ID block. Huawei is a virtual monopoly in GPON, and they strike such deals where they block competitors in exchange for discount left, and right. GePON is by far better in this regard as it had no technical provisions for anything like this to start with.