I thought the same thing. I had to cancel their service after just a week or two because streaming was absolutely a joke (looked to me like their peering was full, couldn't get any kind of capacity beyond their network). They left this convenient wall plate with an APC bulkhead just sitting here...
On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 5:29 PM <ch...@go-mtc.com> wrote: > I have always wanted to connect a source of upstream light to my > connection at home. (Served by a competitor). Wonder how long it would > take to troubleshoot. Especially if I made it randomly intermittent and on > a timer. Perhaps during the first minute of the superbowl or > something...? [image: Winking smile] > > > > *From:* Jason McKemie > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 29, 2024 3:05 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OTDR Recommendations > > I know Exfo has units with an optional PON port for connecting to a live > on-net fiber and testing. Maybe this is more or less standard anymore, my > current OTDR is a bit dated. > > On Tuesday, October 29, 2024, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> > wrote: > > IDK what you mean by PON features unless you want an inline unit to > watch the traffic. Veex just came out with one that will do that. I don't > see the need, but it is cool. > > We bought the one (or one like) Cassidy linked and then bought this > second: > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CW3B9ZM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > > > Cassidy - get a super cheap/fast PON meter that just reads the light > from the OLT rather than waiting for the OTDR to boot. Or just clamp and > see if there is light - > https://www.amazon.com/YEDEMC-Optical-Identifier-800-1700nm-Functions/dp/B09JLL6NPM/ > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2024 at 4:45 PM Cassidy B. Larson <c...@infowest.com> > wrote: > >> > >> We’ve been getting these smaller OTDR/VFL/OPMs from Amazon for our > field techs. This way they can see if there’s a problem with the drop at > least. If it’s anything past that, the splicers with the fancier/costlier > OTDRs get involved. Price point is right and it does what they need it to > do. > >> > https://www.amazon.com/YEDEMC-Mini-Pro-Mulit-Function-5m-60Km-Dynamic/dp/B092LNWZ4Y/ > >> > >> -c > >> > >> On Oct 29, 2024, at 2:39 PM, Jason McKemie < > j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > >> Does anyone have any recommendations for an OTDR that won't break the > bank but is reasonably easy to use? My Exfo just stopped powering up today, > so evidently I'm in the market for a new one. The Exfo is about 14 years > old, so I assume they've come a little ways since then. I don't need > anything for super long distances, mainly just access, PON features are a > plus. -- > >> AF mailing list > >> AF@af.afmug.com > >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > >> > >> -- > >> AF mailing list > >> AF@af.afmug.com > >> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > > ------------------------------ > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com >
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