So I just noticed that my location is now eligible to get the multi-gig speeds. I'm on the fence about upgrading my service, but if I do what would have to happen? Currently we are on G-PON (1310 wavelength) with the newer 320 without an external ONT.
1. Would there be a reason to move to XGS-PON if I don't move speed tiers given that I haven't felt any congestion?
2. Would it be a truck roll to get the new optics for the 320 or would they just send me a new one (either just SFP or whole new gateway)?
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Switching to XGS-PON
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[AT&T Fiber] Price Increase for Static IP
Just received an email stating that my static IP addresses (/29) will be increasing by $15/mo next month. So it'll be $30 a month now for static IPs?
(No, you can't just buy ONE static IP, you have to buy a /29).
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[AT&T Fiber] Gigabyte Plus Speed Availability
Around 8 years ago, AT&T fiber internet was made available in my area and I jumped at the chance to get 1 gig Internet speeds. My cable provider just wasn’t doing it reliability wise and AT&T has been 99% there for all this time.
Now that AT&T is making higher speeds available (in some service areas), higher speeds are not available in MY area. I still have only the 1 gig speed availability, and I was hoping someone could tell me what is going on infrastructure wise that is precluding me from getting faster speeds.
To my way of thinking, all that might have to be changed out is the current fiber interface with one that allows for higher speeds. AT&T provided a Humax BGW320-500 with a T&W TW25C2H-HDEL-A98 transceiver way back then, and it has worked flawlessly. But obviously there are things going on in the background that prevent higher speed availability here.
Any insights?
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[AT&T Fiber] How to know when our neighborhood will get AT&T Fiber Hyper-Gig
We already have up to AT&T Fiber 1 Gbps but wanted to try 2 Gbps or 5 Gbps.
If it will never happen I am ok with that.
A neighborhood a few miles away already has it. Though it is a little newer of a neighborhood.
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[AT&T Fiber] Rx Power low?
Today my fiber started running poorly and dropping connection on TV and internet. Noticed the rx power seems low?
Rx Power "0.100"
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[AT&T Fiber] Bye bye 802.1x, you will not be missed.
What if I told you that the whole 802.1x authentication is enforced at ONT level and is not necessary to get online?
In corporate networks it's the switch that communicates with AAA server, receives and processes 802.1x frames and enables or disables access on a switch port.
In ATT's GPON world, the switch is an ONT (the SoC has a switch part in it) and it is responsible for 802.1x. On top of that, 802.1x is not part of standard OMCI features - it's an add-on that is requested from ONT vendors by AT&T.
So if you use a generic ONT like an ONT SFP stick, which has no support for AT&T's OMCI extensions, you do not need 802.1x, certificates, rooting gateways extracting and decoding certs. I wish I knew all that before I spent all this time rooting RGs and developing tools to decode the certs. But it appears that all of that is unnecessary if you are using your own ONT.
All you need to get online is to match OMCI version (0xA0), ONT Hardware version, ONT Software version, Vendor string with Serial Number and password ("DEFAULT").
Depending on the type of ONT you use (I have only tried Lantiq and Realtek based SFPs so far), you may need to set your VLANs to something other than default '0', but the bottom line is that 802.1x is completely unnecessary.
I have only tried this on GPON so far, but there is a good chance XGS-PON works the same way.
Happy 4th of July!
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[AT&T Fiber] BGW320-500 Firmware
I followed the other topic while I still had that device (BGW-210) and thought his would be useful going forward.
Current Firmware: 2.8.4
If anyone know has change notes or other details that would be welcome.
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ATTN?? MIDWEST Fiber users, issues accessing certain sites
Chicago market here.
I noticed this few weeks back with inability to use adguard dns (94.140.14.14, 94.140.15.15). Neither of these responds to pings when on the att network and lookups fail. Pings and lookups work fine on neighbor's comcast.
Tonight I tried to update my truenas installation.
Comes back with - Unable to connect to url https://update-master.ixsystems.com/TrueNAS/trains.txt: Automatic update check failed. Please check system network settings." Again, this url resolves and opens just fine on comcast.
Tried downloading the iso too, https://download-core.sys.truenas.net/13.0/STABLE/U6.1/x64/TrueNAS-13.0-U6.1.iso , also craps out when on att.
With respect to the adguard dns, it wasn't a big deal as I am not using it. But accessing other sites is a concern and issue.
There's a number of posts about this on att's site. This one is relatively recent - https://forums.att.com/conversations/att-fiber-account/intermittent-access-to-third-party-dns-server/65e5dbf1d1337129dfddf55a
Another - https://forums.att.com/conversations/att-fiber-equipment/no-longer-able-to-use-3rdparty-dns-servers-after-12hour-outage/65dffa69d1337129dfdda619
Based on a discord convo few weeks ago, it seems something is broken with peering or routing in this particular region as nonmidwest users could ping the adguard site successfully.
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What happened to U-verse?
I just tried to log into my AT&T account and when I login I got a pop-up that said I don't have AT&T television service? We are sitting here watching it, we've had a U-verse account since it was 1st available! I know they are pushing their new Direct service but from what I've read U-verse will continue to be available to those who have it. Are we going to be forced to change, if so we will probably be looking at other alternative services. This is especially true since we never but upgraded to decent Internet speeds (we are still at 25 MB speed) and taking away U-verse will probably be the last straw!
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[AT&T Fiber] Billing question
I have reached out to AT&T multiple times and they act like I don't know what I am talking about. I am wondering if others have seen similar billing confusion from them. I am paying $95.00 a month but from what I can see it should be 90.00 with the 5 dollar auto pay discount according to the attachments. I do pay for $10 because you can't purchase a wireless extender but I am considering cancelling because I only use 1 extender and $120 a year is excessive. Does this make sense to anyone else? I meet the requirements for the 5-dollar discount as far as I know.
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[AT&T Fiber] Potential fiber rollout check?
TL;DR: Noticed there's an in-ground service entrance next to an existing VRAD in my neighborhood that is being replaced/upgraded. Not sure if this is something of AT&T's and maybe a sign of them rolling out Fiber to our neighborhood?
Our neighborhood actually seems to be an early Uverse VDSL service area at least going back to 2010 or earlier with at the time I think we had a full single pair 50mbit line rate with full 4HD TV service early on. Not actually having AT&T's service currently, their website is offering me 100/20 here which I assume is pair bonded VDSL. Been itching for them to roll out FTTH here. Neighborhood's surrounding us supposedly have it but we're kind of the lone patch in the middle of FTTH availability that's still stuck with VDSL.
Here's some photos of our VRAD which I'm assuming is the one we're fed off of (it is within line of sight of my back yard and I haven't seen any others closer than this) and all utilities are underground here. Haven't seen any trucks running through the neighborhood.
[att=1] [att=2] [att=3]
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[AT&T Fiber] How deep does AT&T bury fiber lines
I am planning to have my yard power seeded for filling in gaps in our grass. They asked if we have any shallow cables, etc. Does anyone know how deep they put the fiber line? I told the contractor about it and they stated they would call 811 for a locate but I don't even know if that would include the fiber run to our house. I wasn't here when they buried it so don't know how far down it is.
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Att Data breach.
I'm surprised there's no threads about this on here.
https://about.att.com/story/2024/addressing-data-set-released-on-dark-web.html
https://pentester.com/att-data-breach/
Find out if your info was compromised
https://att.pentester.com
For me it had my UNIQUE (only used at att) email address, name, address, dob, ssn, att account number.
Few days ago when I called into att for a different concern (fiber internet), system rejected my passcode. This indicates it was changed. However I've yet to receive any emails or snail mail letters alerting of compromised data. To this day att still claims my account is unaffected.
Back on march 19th, I received an email from https://haveibeenpwned.com/ indicating some email from my domain (specifically uniqueemailaddress@domain.com used for att only) was discovered on the dark web. It would appear att's is lying. For now all 3 credit bureau profiles are frozen + chex. I suppose moving forward there is no need to unfreeze anything unless opening a new account.
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U-Verse app "update"
I realize U-Verse is sunsetted and not discussed much here, but the latest "update" for the app (on Android anyway) no longer allows me to schedule recordings, something I was able to do with the previous version.
Is it just me, or is everyone (that is, everyone LEFT) having this problem as well?
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[AT&T Fiber] XGS-PON SFP Modules for AT&T Fiber
I wanted to create a new thread for discussion and updates about XGS-PON SFP ONT modules that support AT&T Fiber in the USA. So far there are not many and they are hard to obtain. FS.com is bringing one to market sometime in May or June. Details posted below. Canadian users have a different requirement that includes VEIP . Currently not all chipsets support VEIP. A Virtual UNI” (User Network Interface) is an instance of the Virtual Ethernet Interface Point (VEIP).
The two main XGS-PON Chipsets being discussed currently are:
MaxLinear PRX126(former Intel, Lantiq) - Azores WAG-D20 external ONT box uses MxL
Cortina XGS-PON (now bought by Realtek) - This one does not seem to have firmware that supports VEIP (yet). It is a less expensive chipset.
Current modules are the following:
FS.com(Fiber Store) did confirmed to me and some others through their sales reps that Fiber Store will have an XGS-PON SFP ONT module for sale soon. They said they have completed the material selection, product design, and sample testing. They are now prepping the images, contents, datasheets and so on. Perhaps a few more weeks until availability. Several of us have been asking them to bring this to market.
This FS.com module is based on the Cortina chipset. It was requested to be able to edit the MAC, Serial, Ploam, Hardware and Software versions, and Vendor ID to match the ones AT&T provides. Hopefully it will have a Web GUI in addition to SSH access. This one has not been tested yet but other Cortina based one work with AT&T. The full specs are in the image. [att=1]
Hisense has the LTF7267 XGSPON ONU Stick which is based on the Cortina chipset (these are generally cheaper like $200). http://www.hisensebroadband.com/html/products/iptv_stb/20190805_256.html
The Sellers on Taobao, list the LTF7267A-BHA+ for $350.This one is the one with the MAC and ONT. It is likely that FS.com sourced their new module from Hisense as they have done with other products. Programing and configuration instructions for this Hisense module are here. https://hack-gpon.github.io/xgs/ont-hisense-ltf7267-bha+/
ECI Networks based out of Canada lists a Custom XGS-PON SFP+ Stick Module, XGSPON ONT w/t MAC function mounted on SFP+ package. A few users have said it is an MxL based chipset. USD $295.00 SKU:EN-XGSFPP-OMAC-V2
https://ecin.ca/custom-xgs-pon-sfp-stick-module-xgspon-ont-w-t-mac-function-mounted-on-sfp-package/
It is similar to another one they list for $225 but specifies "Local Management through Telnet and Web Interface. Allow to change the MAC, and SN." Here is the link to the cheaper unit.
https://ecin.ca/xgs-pon-sfp-stick-module-xgspon-ont-w-t-mac-function-mounted-on-sfp-package/
Azores list an SFP stick the WAS-110 but not sure it's obtainable. https://azoresnetworks.com/products/was-110
There is spec sheet PDF in this like at the Azores Stie https://azoresnetworks.com/products/was-110
This one is based on the Intel PRX126 which is also labeled the Max Linear(MxL) chipset.
The Azores WAG-D20 external ONT box uses MxL(Intel) PRX321/PRX120 chips and works great for XGS-PON on both Bell Canada USA AT&T. It sells for around $120 at Baltic Networks. It's really the only unit that's been widely available for XGS-PON users. But it's an external ONT like the Nokia XS-020X-A. https://www.balticnetworks.com/products/azores-1x-10gbe-1x-2-5gbe-intel-based-xgspon-ont
There is some speculation that ECI Networks is selling the Azores WAS-110 unit as a vendor. It may be the other way around but Azores only lists a small staff in a shared office address in Richardson Texas. So it may just be a USA subsidiary for a Chinese company. Some have said that Baltic Networks is mess to work with so the SFP WAS-110 carried by ECI Networks might be the Azores one.
Regardless, there is a company called BFW Solutions out of China that seems to be the OEM of units sold from Azores and ECI Networks. BFW has the R&D facilities in two Chinese cities to produce the hardware Azores and FS.com source from. You can tell from the pictures that it's the same base hardware. Do the WAG-D20/21 and WAS-110I look familiar? ;) http://bfw-solutions.com/en/xgspon-ont
The Fine Print
This thread is to help folks find the XGS-PON units and where to buy them. Compare Chipset differences and configuration options available. Let's create a new thread for actual configuration of each vendor's module so instructions apply to that specific vendor's hardware. I think that will help with confusion like we have between the GPON Lantiq and Reaktek modules.
Seems eventually, XGS-PON will replace GPON in all markets the way GPON replaced BPON in VZW markets. VZW says they are going NG-PON2. But even Google seems to be using XGS-PON first since the ONT is cheaper than the multi wavelength one needed for NG-PON2. Besides those vendors have their own forums here. This is about AT&T Fiber. This information may not be 100% accurate. So corrections are welcome. And if you going to complain, then stop reading and go figure it out yourself. Thanks for Reading and remember," Just because you can't see the light it doesn't mean it's not there." ...unless it's the Google Fiber box in his front yard he thinks...then it really is not there.
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Fiber from wallplate to NID replaced and now download speeds ..
I'm on ATT Fiber1000.
A rodent chewed my outside fiber optic cable (black). A tech was dispatched and replaced it with the same white cable (green ends) I have indoors but this time higher off the ground. Now it seems my download speeds fluctuate more than before. Upload speeds are just like before as in very good. It's probably my imagination but though I'd ask.
Prior to the cable replacement I'd see consistent 934 down/936 up on Ethernet. Now the download speed varys from 750 to 940. It didn't do this before.
Can a poor fiber optic connection cause this as in only affect speeds in one direction?
Another though I have is since I'm the first one in the neighborhood to get Fiber perhaps they've added more subscribers? Coincidence?
Any thoughts appreciated.
J
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[AT&T Fiber] IPv6 speed tests limited to 300Mbps on 1Gpbs service
I think I have read about this before on this site but I can't find the previous discussions. I am using IPv6 to connect to fast.com and speed.cloudflare.com. My service is 1Gbps Gpon with BGW320 in passthrough mode. My router is Mikrotik hEX RB750gr3.
Every test I run is hard limited to 300Mbps up and down. IPv4 speedtests at speedtest.net work fine at 935/935Mbps.
Is this normal?
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Fiber neighborhood potentially oversold
Over the last three weeks, I’ve had pretty significant speed drops during prime time hours at night. I have screenshots of speeds of 100-300mbps on the 1gbps plan (taken at the modem web interface with nothing running on the LAN side (during most of the rest of the day it’s 1300+/1300+). When these drops happen, it causes other issues (latency increases, intermittent packet loss, buffering, etc). My modem was replaced two weeks ago to rule that out, though I did not expect that to work.
Had a truck roll yesterday. The line tech noticed some light loss issues on the ATT side and contacted a core tech, who talked with me a bit about his thoughts that our area was over capacity and that he was going to clean up the light loss issue, but didn’t expect it to actually fix the problem. He cleaned up the connections and closed the ticket.
Tonight, my speeds are back down to around 100mbps. I noticed this because I was having issues loading videos on Facebook and went to run a speed test.
Not sure what my next steps are.
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ATT datacenter router problem
Hi,
I noticed that last night my internet connection was terrible, with dropped packets and what not. Based on some tracerroutes, it looks like ATT's data center is having a problem both in IPV4 and IPV6. I used to have latency in the 10-12ms range for hitting google.com. Now I have 30-50ms and dropped packets. Is there a method to reach a competent network engineer to share these results with? I can't bear to deal with L1/L2 front line support where they always want to blame the enduser.
2 2 ms 4 ms 2 ms 71.149.77.250
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 35 ms 36 ms 38 ms 32.130.17.87
5 * * 40 ms 108.170.231.42
6 36 ms 36 ms 36 ms 142.251.71.113
7 37 ms 35 ms 36 ms dns.google [8.8.8.8]
Tracing route to ipv6.l.google.com [2607:f8b0:4007:817::200e]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
1 1 ms 2 ms 2 ms 2001:506:6000:100:76:253:217:49
2 2 ms 5 ms 4 ms 2001:506:6000:100:76:253:217:50
3 10 ms * * 2001:1890:f6:779::2
4 10 ms 8 ms 8 ms 2001:1890:fff:f6e:12:255:10:124
5 10 ms 10 ms 8 ms 2607:f8b0:832b::1
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 * 9 ms * 2001:4860:0:1::2032
8 11 ms * * 2001:4860::c:4001:e559
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 39 ms 38 ms 38 ms 2001:4860::9:4003:11cc
11 39 ms * 40 ms 2001:4860::12:0:aba3
12 37 ms 37 ms 37 ms 2001:4860:0:1::56fb
13 37 ms 37 ms 37 ms lax31s16-in-x0e.1e100.net [2607:f8b0:4007:817::200e]
2 4 ms 2 ms 5 ms 71.149.77.250
3 * * * Request timed out.
4 * 43 ms * 32.130.16.9
5 * 35 ms 39 ms gar25.dlstx.ip.att.net [12.122.85.233]
6 37 ms 37 ms 38 ms 192.205.36.222
7 39 ms 40 ms 38 ms be2764.ccr32.dfw01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.47.213]
8 47 ms * 48 ms be2433.ccr22.mci01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.3.214]
9 59 ms 56 ms 57 ms be2832.ccr42.ord01.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.44.170]
10 58 ms 62 ms 61 ms be2125.rcr21.ord04.atlas.cogentco.com [154.54.82.202]
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 58 ms 58 ms * vl202.chi-cs1-dist-1.cdn77.com [138.199.0.235]
13 63 ms * 59 ms dns.adguard.com [94.140.15.15]
2 2 ms 5 ms 4 ms 2001:506:6000:100:76:253:217:50
3 10 ms * * 2001:1890:f6:779::2
4 10 ms 8 ms 8 ms 2001:1890:fff:f6e:12:255:10:124
5 10 ms 10 ms 8 ms 2607:f8b0:832b::1
6 * * * Request timed out.
7 * 9 ms * 2001:4860:0:1::2032
8 11 ms * * 2001:4860::c:4001:e559
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 39 ms 38 ms 38 ms 2001:4860::9:4003:11cc
11 39 ms * 40 ms 2001:4860::12:0:aba3
12 37 ms 37 ms 37 ms 2001:4860:0:1::56fb
13 37 ms 37 ms 37 ms lax31s16-in-x0e.1e100.net [2607:f8b0:4007:817::200e]
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Static IPs and a tech visit?
I'm trying to order static IPs and the folks on the support chat are insisting to send a tech out to "install" them. I actually don't care if they send a guy, but threads on the AT&T support forums say that this will be $99. The off-shore support person swears this is not the case but I don't trust them not to stick that $99 fee on anyway
Has anyone gotten static IPs ordered without having a guy come out, or, confirmed that the truck roll is free?
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