Openreach FTTP ONT question 2

One site I manage has now got FTTP up and running and it's the ONT with four RJ45 ports.

Would I be right in thinking that if it was necessary in the future to add a second FTTP connection (possibly from a different ISP) that it could just be squirted out of one of the currently unused RJ45 ports and that the ONT will support four simultaneous FTTP services?

Yes.

In theory, yes, that particular ONTE could provide four separate broadband services and two ATA voice ports....

Never seen it done like this in anger/practice

There was a poster on here who claimed he had two ports in use as some form of trial

The new ONT�s are single port, so looks like it won�t happen for now.

Installed a second FTTP service to a residential property a while back, one business one res, and queried it, but was told no, fit a second ONT.

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

In theory, yes, that particular ONTE could provide four separate broadband services and two ATA voice ports....

Never seen it done like this in anger/practice

There was a poster on here who claimed he had two ports in use as some form of trial

The new ONT�s are single port, so looks like it won�t happen for now.

Installed a second FTTP service to a residential property a while back, one business one res, and queried it, but was told no, fit a second ONT.

Oh, well when I was resolving the issue in upgrading to Ultrafast 2 I got chatting to them asking when Business connections will support the ~300Mbps speeds without the need for leased line.

Basically I was after a static IP due to I hate having the IP change while I am remotely connected to a server with several files open to then have the connection dropped and the files kept open resulting in lost data.

This was when I was told where I have a 4 port ONT I "could" just get 4 Premium Infinity connections or to save money get 4 Unlimited Infinity connections and then get equipment to bond them together to get 320Mbps down and 80Mbps up and that I don't require a phone line for any of them.

I was like yeah and a 4x monthly bill.

So BT are still possibly supporting the 4 ports on the old ONT, but there is nothing stopping them from setting up the 4 packages and then have the hardware just feed the combined speed of ~320Mbps (down) and ~80Mbps (up) and just using the one port for simplicity.

But you cannot always trust what you get told sometimes.

Paul

Is the 330/50 service available in your area? Seems to make much more sense than bonding a bunch of slower services.

I've got a 4 port ONT, with BT on port 1 and Zen on port 2

https://ibb.co/mmBHMT

Here's my original thread where I asked a similar question. It's been over a year and (touch wood) not had a single drop out (that I've noticed)

Edited by fredfox (Fri 18-May-18 18:42:48)

In reply to a post by candlerb:

Is the 330/50 service available in your area? Seems to make much more sense than bonding a bunch of slower services.

Yeah, I am on it now.

I just really wanted a Static IP so that I don't get caught out when the connection drops to reissue a new IP.

And that BT only provide Static IP's with their business connections, sadly their business connections have a gap in speeds between 80Mbps and the 10Gbps Leased Line, so there is no 330 product for business connections.

And I didn't want to drop down to 80Mbps Speeds just to get a Static IP, and getting 4x80Mbps connections bonded was BT's answer to it.

So I stuck with Ultrafast 2 with no Static IP and now when I am doing stuff remotely I open the files change what's needed and then save and close the files, sure its extra steps, but its doable.

Paul

Edited by PaulKirby (Fri 18-May-18 18:51:46)

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Installed a second FTTP service to a residential property a while back, one business one res, and queried it, but was told no, fit a second ONT.

Did you then have to install a 2nd fibre, or is there a way to make use of the existing fibre?

In reply to a post by Michael_Chare:

In reply to a post by Zarjaz:

Installed a second FTTP service to a residential property a while back, one business one res, and queried it, but was told no, fit a second ONT.

Did you then have to install a 2nd fibre, or is there a way to make use of the existing fibre?

I assume it would be another cable due to the premade cable I would assume would only have the single fibre cable in it.

But depending on how it sends and receives the data at both ends, surely they could have it send and receive for both connections, that way only a single fibre and single port ONT would be needed.

Not too sure how the router side of things would work, but it should work due to its only routing 2 gateways, as well as needing faster throughput.

Paul

Edited by PaulKirby (Fri 18-May-18 19:15:37)

A second lead in cable, between the CSP and ONT, yes ....

Blown fibre up to the CSP is four fibres already,