OK, I am still on Frontier for some reason. :)
See also: https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r31687070-Upgrade-from-Verizon-Legacy-contract-requires-lots-of-HW-changes>
My contract is expiring right before Xmas and I negotiated a new deal with 500/500 and dropping the TV/DVR. The retention agent said I require a home visit for the higher speed. Since I got upgraded from MOCA to ethernet (ONT to Router) last time (see link above), I questioned why it is needed, and she explained that I will get fiber to the router (sic), which made absolutely no sense, of course. She put a note in the request for the technician to call me first to discuss what will be done.
A few days ago, I did an online chat to clarify, but that agent was equally clueless, claiming that they need to change back from ethernet to coax (MOCA) to support the higher speeds. Of course that did not make any sense either.
Finally he connected me to a seemingly more knowledgeable lady who explained that they will actually exchange the ONT, and nothing else. This makes sense. My original ONT is 12+ years old (Verizon). While it is GPON and still in perfect operational condition, I read elsewhere here that they try to change out all the legacy Verizon ONT stuff. 12+ years outdoors probably increases the failure rate somewhat so maybe this makes sense.
So what are the ONT models they are using now? Are they still doing that useless battery backup system? (I never had FIOS phone service, but everybody got it 12 years ago because of telecom requirements in case I ever wanted to add phone service). While I replace the battery several times over the years, I no longer do and it just sits with the battery disconnected.
I am also interested to know if the new ONTs use less power to do the same and probably also boot faster (I would think so!). What is the continuous wattage of the old (I never measured it) and new models? Things that run 24/7 definitely contribute to the power bill. (Anyone still remember the old Lancity cable modems from 20 years ago with their huge cooling fins on the outside ;:)
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