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SenorRaul715 Feb 2019 08:32Hello,
first, a brief summary of our current situation:
In our future place of residence (village), according to Telekom, only a "slow" DSL connection would be possible. Fortunately, last year Deutsche Glasfaser launched a so-called demand aggregation for the community, which was successful. Therefore, in the next few weeks/months, the village will be supplied with fiber optic cables.
I have already placed an order with Deutsche Glasfaser for our plot for internet ("DG Classic, 400Mbit/s") and TV (IPTV, which I understand means television over the internet cable) and thus save the connection fee of 750 EUR.
Now my question
first, a brief summary of our current situation:
- currently still renting
- currently a customer of Telekom (internet + phone)
- already owner of an undeveloped plot of land (not yet connected to utilities)
- construction contract signed with general contractor, planned start of construction mid-March, guaranteed construction period ~ 6 months, so move-in expected around September, more likely October
- all electrical work included in the construction contract, no owner-provided work specified
- number of sockets, network outlets, etc., according to the construction contract very few, so we will need to add quite a few
- no basement
In our future place of residence (village), according to Telekom, only a "slow" DSL connection would be possible. Fortunately, last year Deutsche Glasfaser launched a so-called demand aggregation for the community, which was successful. Therefore, in the next few weeks/months, the village will be supplied with fiber optic cables.
I have already placed an order with Deutsche Glasfaser for our plot for internet ("DG Classic, 400Mbit/s") and TV (IPTV, which I understand means television over the internet cable) and thus save the connection fee of 750 EUR.
Now my question
- Upon inquiry, Deutsche Glasfaser told me that construction work in the community is planned to start in the coming weeks but will last a few months, so our connection will probably only be activated by the end of 2019 / beginning of 2020. If they are not ready by the time our other utilities (gas, water...) are connected to the house, they advise us to pre-install an empty conduit from the property boundary to the utility room as a preparatory measure. What would be the best solution in the meantime? We will move in in September/October. Assuming DG’s construction takes longer than planned, we would be in our nice new house without TV/television/phone.
Should we first continue ordering internet/TV connections from Telekom during our construction? Our contract there is still valid anyway. Although the connection would cost about 800 EUR, I would get the later DG TV connection free of charge.
SenorRaul7 schrieb:
[..] we would be sitting in our beautiful new house without TV/television/phone. Very nice. You will find that this is neither bad nor that you are missing out on anything.
Anyway, check if IPTV is even possible with the slow DSL connection. Otherwise, temporarily use satellite TV or DVB-T. If TV is that important to you, the extra 100€ in costs surely won’t be a problem for your great hobby.
So, we are also starting in mid-March and theoretically have a 6-month construction period guarantee, but honestly, I don’t expect to move in before November. Do you still need to do anything yourselves? Flooring? Wallpapering or similar? Do you have reliable internet reception and sufficient mobile data? Then waiting a few more weeks wouldn’t be a problem.
Hello,
I wouldn’t want to go without phone and internet for several months, so I would arrange the connection with the telecom provider. You should do this relatively early, as it often takes quite a long time to get a connection installed.
What type of heating will you have? If it’s not gas, you could ask whether the free multi-utility connection can be equipped with an empty conduit for a fiber optic cable.
Despite using IPTV, I would still install a satellite system, as this gives you more flexibility.
I would have at least one network outlet installed in every room, always as a double outlet. In the living room and office, two double outlets each.
Additionally, I had a network cable installed in the ceiling of each room, intended for connecting an access point.
If you plan to have a garage or garden shed, run a network cable there as well. This allows you to install an outdoor access point later and have perfect Wi-Fi in the garden.
Altogether, that’s quite a few cables, but in my opinion, it’s money well spent.
Have everything nicely organized on a patch panel in the utility room.
I wouldn’t want to go without phone and internet for several months, so I would arrange the connection with the telecom provider. You should do this relatively early, as it often takes quite a long time to get a connection installed.
What type of heating will you have? If it’s not gas, you could ask whether the free multi-utility connection can be equipped with an empty conduit for a fiber optic cable.
Despite using IPTV, I would still install a satellite system, as this gives you more flexibility.
I would have at least one network outlet installed in every room, always as a double outlet. In the living room and office, two double outlets each.
Additionally, I had a network cable installed in the ceiling of each room, intended for connecting an access point.
If you plan to have a garage or garden shed, run a network cable there as well. This allows you to install an outdoor access point later and have perfect Wi-Fi in the garden.
Altogether, that’s quite a few cables, but in my opinion, it’s money well spent.
Have everything nicely organized on a patch panel in the utility room.
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