Hello everyone,
when it comes to house connections, as I understand it, you also need to contact providers like Telekom or Vodafone to have the connection installed in the house. Phone calls with their respective customer service lines are already planned. I’ve learned from the electricity provider that Deutsche Telekom apparently requires a longer lead time.
I’m still having some difficulties understanding technically whether, depending on the individual situation, it makes sense to have classic DSL (Telekom) installed or to use Vodafone’s cable network, for example.
- In our specific case, TV is received via satellite (SAT) from the roof, and a landline is not needed because of mobile phones.
- I haven’t been able to figure out whether both options generally provide the same basic requirements, or if, for example, it would make more sense to focus on Vodafone since we only need internet and no phone service.
- Is a separate telephone cable even installed these days?
- Vodafone (formerly Unity Media) is an option for us because it is available; with classic DSL, the speeds are still quite limited in our area, at least, and they also offer good prices.
What are your thoughts on Telekom or alternative providers for the house internet connection?
Thank you all, and sorry for the very amateur questions :-(
when it comes to house connections, as I understand it, you also need to contact providers like Telekom or Vodafone to have the connection installed in the house. Phone calls with their respective customer service lines are already planned. I’ve learned from the electricity provider that Deutsche Telekom apparently requires a longer lead time.
I’m still having some difficulties understanding technically whether, depending on the individual situation, it makes sense to have classic DSL (Telekom) installed or to use Vodafone’s cable network, for example.
- In our specific case, TV is received via satellite (SAT) from the roof, and a landline is not needed because of mobile phones.
- I haven’t been able to figure out whether both options generally provide the same basic requirements, or if, for example, it would make more sense to focus on Vodafone since we only need internet and no phone service.
- Is a separate telephone cable even installed these days?
- Vodafone (formerly Unity Media) is an option for us because it is available; with classic DSL, the speeds are still quite limited in our area, at least, and they also offer good prices.
What are your thoughts on Telekom or alternative providers for the house internet connection?
Thank you all, and sorry for the very amateur questions :-(
Vicky Pedia27 Mar 2020 20:07PetitJeune schrieb:
I am still having difficulty understanding technically whether, depending on the individual situation, it makes sense to have a traditional DSL line (Telekom) installed or to use a cable network from Vodafone, for example.Vodafone, Telekom, and others are providers, service companies. Everyone uses the network of the former German Post, now Telekom (similar to electricity), but the so-called "last mile"—the section from the final distribution box to your home—belongs to Telekom. This means that with a Vodafone contract, Telekom installs the connection, but you pay Vodafone. Put simply: you need to decide whether you want cable (or fiber optic) or if satellite is sufficient. Everything else is just a matter of contract arrangements.
To put it simply, the copper network that was originally used for telephone services is now largely used by Telekom to provide DSL. These lines are leased to other providers such as 1&1.
The cable network, which was originally used for cable TV, is now provided by cable companies for internet access.
Cable offers very high download speeds but relatively moderate upload speeds and is a shared medium. Many users share the bandwidth, which can lead to slowdowns due to oversubscription. This would be the case with our connection in the new building.
Copper (DSL) is not as fast, currently up to 250 Mbit (megabits) but has higher upload speeds. If you have a specific performance requirement, it remains stable since it is not a shared medium.
In summary, fiber optic (up to 1000 Mbit (1 Gbit) in private households, also not a shared medium) is the ideal option, but it is usually hardly available.
The cable network, which was originally used for cable TV, is now provided by cable companies for internet access.
Cable offers very high download speeds but relatively moderate upload speeds and is a shared medium. Many users share the bandwidth, which can lead to slowdowns due to oversubscription. This would be the case with our connection in the new building.
Copper (DSL) is not as fast, currently up to 250 Mbit (megabits) but has higher upload speeds. If you have a specific performance requirement, it remains stable since it is not a shared medium.
In summary, fiber optic (up to 1000 Mbit (1 Gbit) in private households, also not a shared medium) is the ideal option, but it is usually hardly available.
Just for fun, I contacted Unitymedia Business (before it became Vodafone) to ask how much a symmetrical 1 Gbit fiber optic line would cost. Since the nearest distribution point is quite far away, it wouldn’t be cheap. The estimate was around €200,000.
I declined politely. Let’s see when fiber optic will actually arrive here.
Because we are building in an older neighborhood and internet speeds don’t seem very important (most neighbors have max 12 Mbit with Telekom), we get a great signal with our cable connection and consistent upload/download speeds. With 40 Mbit upload, I can live well privately.
I declined politely. Let’s see when fiber optic will actually arrive here.
Because we are building in an older neighborhood and internet speeds don’t seem very important (most neighbors have max 12 Mbit with Telekom), we get a great signal with our cable connection and consistent upload/download speeds. With 40 Mbit upload, I can live well privately.
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