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  • Installed another customer today

    I reached out sa contact ko na naglalatag ng fiber cable. I think this is better that doing it myself. I talked to them about my plan installing fiber on more houses and we seemed to agree on a fixed rate per house. Nabanggit din nila nag-move na sila sa malapit sa village namin, which…

  • Path to become a formal ISP

    I stumbled upon a profile in Facebook and saw na meron siyang ISP: Keith.net Inc. It looks to be formally registered at mukang may leased line siya from PT&T. Checking PT&T’s website, it looks like they provide a leased line for Php 20,000.00 per month. Which is much more reasonable than PLDT’s iGate na around…

  • FBT Splitter has specific loss value per ratio

    When I was procrastinating today, I was thinking on how I should plan my ODM (Optical Distribution Network). Doing a cascading style using FBT makes the most sense. Bali split lang with uneven ratio, then extend as needed. Gusto ko rin ma-maximize yung 128 ONU per PON nung OLT ko. One thing na hindi ko…

  • Installed fiber to a new customer in under an hour

    Na-offer ng Tita ko yung shared internet sa neighbor niya. He was following up every day kailan pwede makabit. This morning, inaantok lang ako at nagpoprocrastinate. I decided I’d rather do some physical activity and went ahead and install the fiber line to his house. Madali lang naman kasi kahilera lang ng bahay ni Tita.…

  • Two new items for experiments: 9 dBm EPON module and Bridge ONU

    I bought a 9 dBm EPON OLT PX20++++ module for backup (in case one of my EPON module fails) and experiment (I’m curious if the additional dBm have significant effect to the signal). I bought it for PHP 1460.00. Curious kasi ako how much difference 2 dBm makes it terms of signal strength. Ang default…

  • OLT: Dead on Arrival

    Sobrang good call na nag-stick ako sa local distributor. The unit I got was not working correctly. Lagi nagka-crash pag may dalawang naka-connect. Replaced the same day

  • OLT Replacement: HA7302CST

    I spent most of today researching what should I replace my broken OLT. My two criteria are: I found two options: 1. HSGQ E04i It’s around the same price as my original OLT with included 9dbm PON modules. It’s from a local distributor. It can be shipped the next day too! However, when I got…

  • OLT Stopped Working

    I spent my morning trying to trouble why my OLT doesn’t completely boot. Nag start nung gabi when I saw the ALARM led was on. Wala pa ko naka-setup ng CONSOLE cable, so I thought reset ko na lang then reconfigure. I only have VLAN lang naman to re-do. Resetting did not solve the issue.…

  • Installed another NAP box to one of our property

    For this installation, nag attempt ako to actually have an idea how to install sa hindi ko bahay Issue with broken fiber line How I was able to find it Lesson learned, don’t re-use broken lines. It’s not worth it.

  • Installed my first NAP and setup two clients

    Installed my first NAP and setup two clients

    After all testing things out and making sure it works, nag-go ahead na ko and install my first NAP sa bahay ng Tita ko. Nakalatag na yung fiber cable from my office to their house, kailangan ko na lang terminate at install ang NAP box and client modem. From my office, ang fiber cable na…

  • Finally bit the bullet and bought an OLT

    For a couple of weeks now, I’ve been considering buying an OLT. What kept me from biting the bullet is the return of investment. It doesn’t make sense to pursue, ROI-wise. I can earn much more if I spend my time on something else like AWS certifications. When I changed my view from it being…