Modem Mode | Hub 5x | Cooling off period
The dream came true and Virgin laid the fibre and offered FTTP in an area where my ADSL would be lucky to get 32 Megabits per second. I did my research and found that Modem Mode is possible so that I...
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@IPFreely, thanks for that. I had read about this device you speak of and joined the community. I don't have anywhere to plug in an SFP+ so it's quite an investment to overcome a ridiculous situation with VM.
Is it safe to assume that you never got the Hub 5x, in hidden Modem Mode config, working in a stable way?
greganew wrote:@IPFreely, thanks for that. I had read about this device you speak of and joined the community. I don't have anywhere to plug in an SFP+ so it's quite an investment to overcome a ridiculous situation with VM.
Is it safe to assume that you never got the Hub 5x, in hidden Modem Mode config, working in a stable way?
It's safer to assume that if I ever ordered VM over XGSPON I would have the SFP waiting to replace the Hub the moment the installer left, and would be programming it with the serial number, etc, the moment he took it out of the box.
I have the option but no need to use them, I've an altnet that's cheaper, faster and provides better customer service.
On the SFP+ and somewhere to plug it not as bad as you might think - https://www.getic.com/product/mikrotik-crs305-1g-4sin
Thanks for the link @IPFreely 🙂 I'm speaking to the altnet to see if they can get me dug in. It's only 30m so I'll keep my fingers crossed. Of course the altnet provides an ONT and #CustomerChoice