ᐅ Wired Connection vs. Telecom Fiber Optic – Making the Choice
Created on: 26 Apr 2021 14:56
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kgeisler
Hello everyone,
At the risk of asking a really basic question, we are currently facing the decision of whether to order cable (Vodafone) or Telekom fiber optic FTTH for our new development. We want to completely give up traditional TV connections (so from our point of view, we don’t need satellite or cable per se) and instead do everything via streaming. Therefore, for us, only performance, future-proofing, or price if performance is similar, matter.
However, we are finding it difficult to decide or to break down the costs.
Telekom definitely provides fiber all the way into the house, so the performance here is certainly the best. Monthly costs after new customer bonuses, etc., are about 90 EUR (around 90 USD) for the full gigabit.
For cable, I can’t get anyone on the phone who can tell me if their fiber also goes all the way into the house; if it does, would the performance be equivalent, or am I mistaken?
For cable, there is usually a cable fee of 21 EUR (about 21 USD), or am I wrong? Or does this only apply if you actually take cable TV, and otherwise it doesn’t have to be paid?
Then cable would be clearly cheaper with 75 EUR (about 75 USD) for the last mile. Otherwise slightly more expensive.
Has anyone faced a similar decision? What did you decide and why?
Thank you!
At the risk of asking a really basic question, we are currently facing the decision of whether to order cable (Vodafone) or Telekom fiber optic FTTH for our new development. We want to completely give up traditional TV connections (so from our point of view, we don’t need satellite or cable per se) and instead do everything via streaming. Therefore, for us, only performance, future-proofing, or price if performance is similar, matter.
However, we are finding it difficult to decide or to break down the costs.
Telekom definitely provides fiber all the way into the house, so the performance here is certainly the best. Monthly costs after new customer bonuses, etc., are about 90 EUR (around 90 USD) for the full gigabit.
For cable, I can’t get anyone on the phone who can tell me if their fiber also goes all the way into the house; if it does, would the performance be equivalent, or am I mistaken?
For cable, there is usually a cable fee of 21 EUR (about 21 USD), or am I wrong? Or does this only apply if you actually take cable TV, and otherwise it doesn’t have to be paid?
Then cable would be clearly cheaper with 75 EUR (about 75 USD) for the last mile. Otherwise slightly more expensive.
Has anyone faced a similar decision? What did you decide and why?
Thank you!
Araknis schrieb:
Internet outageI would prefer to ensure redundancy, for example by using a prepaid 5G router or something similar. Aside from that, we have had 0.0 minutes of downtime over the past three years, across multiple providers and technologies. So the likelihood is quite low, and satellite connections have outages as well. (We have experienced those more often.)
I believe I have only experienced one outage with Telekom in over 20 years.
At work, using Vodafone cable, there are multiple outages each year.
In our previous apartment, we relied solely on DSL for 10 years. During those 10 years, there was an outage. For that reason, we have decided not to invest 20,000€ in installing fiber optic or cable in the house.
It works great.
At work, using Vodafone cable, there are multiple outages each year.
In our previous apartment, we relied solely on DSL for 10 years. During those 10 years, there was an outage. For that reason, we have decided not to invest 20,000€ in installing fiber optic or cable in the house.
It works great.
K1300S schrieb:
Other than that, we haven’t had a single minute of downtime in the last three years, across multiple providers and technologies. The likelihood is therefore quite low, and outages also happen with satellite.Tarnari schrieb:
I think I’ve only experienced one outage with the telecom provider in the past 20 years.On New Year’s Eve, someone in town crashed into a fiber optic distribution box with a boiler pressurized to several atmospheres, causing a complete outage in an entire neighborhood. Service was restored today. You wouldn’t believe how such things happen.Similar topics