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This is why you never use ISP provided hardware or cheap consumer grade crap.
Sometimes you have no choice. I'm on Bell Canada fibre and as far as I've been able to determine there is no way to connect to that fibre other than their modem/router.
Are you on the new GigaHub? You can get around it, but you need to purchase a specific SPON ... Module? Adapter? I don't know the right term. You can plug the fiber right into that and then plug the SPON into a SPF(+?) port on your router or use a media adapter for RJ45.
There's a discord (yes, I know, sorry. Its the only place I know to discuss this) for doing this with Bell's equipment. Theres a FAQ there that will find the exact SPON you need based on your service level and where you are in the country. Send me a message if you're interested in the Discord link.
Long story short, its way bigger of a hassle than it should be, and fuck Bell. As soon as Tek Savvy can resell their fiber lines, I'm switching back.
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