12v BT-Openreach-EchoLife-HG612-Fibre-optic-Modem 120-240v power supply charger

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Can anyone comment on this please. I’ve been carefully studying FTTP option as we have been offered FTTP (up to 900 down by BT, I’m likely to go for 150 down, and needing a much faster upload speed soon) at our home. Poles in the lane about half mile from fibre cabinet) have carried OR fibre for a couple of years but now being marketed for our postcode. After reading this excellent review, I’ve understood that if fibre line is now routed from the nearest pole about 35 metres away from which the current ADSL line runs to our eaves outside it would replace the current BT ADSL broadband (only 4 down, minimal up) and phone.

This whole thing is, as I’ve said, much more akin to cable / HFC network layout than point to point fibre and has to be considered in that way. The only reason cable operators in the USA allow customers to connect their own equipment is because they’re legally obliged and they hate doing it. You're not alone in not understanding what it all means. I eventually looked up lots of the terms and made a post ("Technical Jargon") at https://community.plus.net/t5/Tech-Help-Software-Hardware-etc/Technical-Jargon/m-p/1919108/highlight... . the best offering that meets your personal or business goals. FAQs 1. What does the Optical Network Terminal do? Most of the time, homes and offices already have coax cables installed. In that case, a cable modem and router are the best fit. Otherwise, you must install expensive fiber cabling, ONT, and fiber routers to access an optical fiber internet connection.Traditional cable internet uses coaxial cables to send electrical data signals to your cable modem, which in turn connects to your router. Your router then sends a Wi-Fi signal throughout your home. In some cases, homes with cable internet have combination modem-routers (or gateways) that serve both functions. I should maybe have had the presence of mind to label that post with each of the jargon terms (much like you labelled yours with ONT). As far as the other part goes I can’t say I’ve ever seen a PON solution where the customers / building owner provide their own pig tails between units and a fibre tray. I’ve seen point to point where this is the case and there’re an ODF in a basement with wires-only or managed router provision at the end but not where it’s PON to an SFP.

Your Openreach Optical Network Terminator (ONT) needs to remain fixed to the wall or skirting as the thin green fibre optic cable can be delicate. Please be careful when cleaning around it and make sure everyone knows not to tamper with it. You need to ensure the mains plug remains connected whenever people are likely to need access to broadband. Unplugging the mains will cut off broadband immediately but inserting the plug again will restore normal speeds within a few minutes. eg. The Nokia ONT (Model G-010G-Q), requires 12.0v DC at 0.5 Amps. Any replacement 12v DC and 0.5A or higher Amps would work as you have discovered. Polarity is probably centre pin-positive polarity. (In unlikely event it is reversed, the ONT will be toast....)

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I don't know the size of the round barrel plug. It looked like 5.5mm outer diameter but the barrel was also half insulated along its barrel length. The hole through the centre of the plug might be common size: 2.1 or 2.5mm? Without exception every PON installation I’ve seen in the UK has been delivered via a full fibre run inside the building with a splitter node or several in the basement or comms room. Each of the ONT models works in a similar way. The main difference is the latest model 400, offers wifi capability while the Hyperfibre ONT is what’s used to provide people using Hyperfibre broadband services with lightning-fast internet speeds. I would prefer to have even a simpler OR ONT with an ethernet port which allows an Ethernet cable to link to routers, and to an ethernet switch to which to attach other devices.

These speeds look great on paper but the sad fact is that for the majority of users unless they are plugged straight into the router over a cat cable that can handle these speeds then these speeds will not be achievable for 99% of users. On 17 October 2019 , I registered my fibre interest with BT-Openreach and they said, we'll keep you informed on progress in your area, as we include more locations into our plans on a regular basis. But I have noBT-Openreach updates. cannot simply plug your router into ONT using a standard procedure. 5. Is ONT the same as the modem? Many other territories already work on the basis you have an ONT and router combined and you plug it in yourself. Some alt-nets in the UK also provide self-install, even as far as running a length of fibre cable across your garden from the connection point into your house. Of course the van supplier will allow me to do a test now and then which will shows that indeed the engine runs at 500mph and I’ll feel good. Then I’ll take the kid to school at 50mph feeling good that someday it might be 500mph.

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The ONT tends to be installed inside your home (wall hung), usually near to where the fibre optic cable physically enters the property, and it’s primary job is simply to take that optical signal and convert it into an electrical one so that you can hook-up a broadband router via a standard LAN / Ethernet port. If you already have an ONT installed in your property, it means it’ll be much easier for you to get on a fast and reliable broadband service. You can learn about the process to do that here. I know that others here have answered the technical aspects of your query @Marty3, just hoped the jargon stuff might be helpful. Nokia already provide the necessary bits to allow a user to register their ONT themselves using a phone app etc. It is what will happen. Nokia call it ONT easy start ( https://www.nokia.com/networks/solutions/ont-easy-start/)

WARNING - pressing for 10 seconds or more will return the device to factory settings and may render your broadband service unusable. It’s like buying a Formula 1 Van to do the school run, of course it will go the stated speed of 500mph or whatever but the local quality of roads don’t allow it etc etc. There are too many variables that affect speed such as quality of home wiring and wifi equipment quality etc. Even BT on their community forums admit that they have now reached the point where they are offering speeds which are too fast for the majority customer in-home infrastructure to handle.The ONT– Optical Network Terminal (also known as the modem) is connected to the Termination Point (TP) via an optical fiber cable. Using an Ethernet cable, it connects to your router and converts light signals from your TP’s fiber optic line into electronic signals that your router can understand. This ONT will likely contain the same circuit board as Nokia’s other router/Wi-Fi combined units, just with a lot of the PCB left empty, this is standard practice these days to reduce costs, use the the same BOM where you can and just leave stuff off not required, unless it works out cheaper to produce a smaller PCB due to the cost of the PCB itself and if quantities warrant it. Common-sense says a single port is more expensive if they are only making them for BT Openreach and the rest of the world is taking more 4 port models and/or they have a standard design to reduce costs.