An alternative to rooting the BGW320 to allow for a bypass is a petition to make the FCC force AT&T to allow third-party routers. While rooting may get closed and is a cat-and-mouse game, this is more permanent as the network has already has to legally change.
By petition, I mean not a Change.org petition, but a legal FCC Petition for Rulemaking. I am not an AT&T customer but am considering moving to an AT&T area). I feel actual AT&T customers should file the proceeding with the FCC to show the FCC this is what AT&T users want from their service.
While this may not work, we aren't in Ajit Pai's FCC anymore. Democrats aren't perfect but they are more likely to enact pro-consumer legislation than the GOP FCC will.
The petition should be:
* AT&T (and other ISPs) have to give an individual ONT on request
* The individual ONT can connect to any router of the customer's choosing
* The authentication protocols used must be open to any user who may request to use their router behind AT&T's ONT, be phased out on request or with new gateway models, or be disabled on request
AT&T can achieve this by:
* Using pure DHCP like Cable/Verizon, or if extra authentication is desired, using PPPoE like CenturyLink
* Running 802.1X for existing customers/gateways alongside pure DHCP or PPPoE for new customers/gateways and power users who request it, and transition gradually
* When the BGW320 gets replaced with a newer model, the new gateway should use pure DHCP/PPPoE instead of 802.1X
* Alternatively, allow customers to get an 802.1X certificate on request they can load in their router, and possibly provide an actual individual ONT (SFP or desktop) in places where fiber may otherwise go directly to the BGW320
Some talking points:
* Cable/Verizon lets you use your modem/router for less, why should't AT&T?
* AT&T's router is less powerful than routers given by Cable, Verizon, CenturyLink, Google Fiber, et al. but is still required
* The passthrough mode hampers performance versus bridge mode on Cable/Verizon/CenturyLink/Google Fiber, since passthrough still uses NAT
* Do you want AT&T routers to have 0day exploits Cable/Verizon don't need in order to have an actual bridge mode, thereby exposing AT&T customers to all the malware in the world?
* Do you want unlocked Huawei ONTs from AliExpress to connect directly to AT&T Fiber network when Verizon FiOS and Google Fiber can let you plug in directly to an ONT?
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