I am currently considering whether to include a satellite system in the house planning or rely on a cable connection. Regardless of that, I have already applied for a telephone connection with the local provider, as I believe every house should have one.
Due to recent news that SD channels may stop broadcasting via Astra in 2022, there is speculation that a fee for satellite service might become mandatory by then. (This is already the case for HD+ channels, although they can still be viewed free in SD quality for now.)
The cable connection with Unitymedia costs around €1000, which is quite expensive and only really worthwhile if you immediately sign up for an offer from Unitymedia, as this would reduce the cost to about €400 according to my information. The question is:
a) Should I skip the cable connection and have a satellite system installed instead? In that case, I would use the Telekom network for phone and internet. Question: Will satellite remain free in the future as well?
b) Get the cable connection and use Unitymedia for phone, internet, and TV. The cost of the satellite system would then be “saved.” I would have the Telekom connection as a backup but would not use it at first.
Do you have any recommendations or tips? I’m trying to figure out which option is more economical.
Follow-up question: Is it possible to switch easily between cable providers, for example from Unitymedia to Vodafone? How does that work with “cable rights”? With telephone service, the infrastructure still belongs to Telekom, even if you use a different provider for calling.
Due to recent news that SD channels may stop broadcasting via Astra in 2022, there is speculation that a fee for satellite service might become mandatory by then. (This is already the case for HD+ channels, although they can still be viewed free in SD quality for now.)
The cable connection with Unitymedia costs around €1000, which is quite expensive and only really worthwhile if you immediately sign up for an offer from Unitymedia, as this would reduce the cost to about €400 according to my information. The question is:
a) Should I skip the cable connection and have a satellite system installed instead? In that case, I would use the Telekom network for phone and internet. Question: Will satellite remain free in the future as well?
b) Get the cable connection and use Unitymedia for phone, internet, and TV. The cost of the satellite system would then be “saved.” I would have the Telekom connection as a backup but would not use it at first.
Do you have any recommendations or tips? I’m trying to figure out which option is more economical.
Follow-up question: Is it possible to switch easily between cable providers, for example from Unitymedia to Vodafone? How does that work with “cable rights”? With telephone service, the infrastructure still belongs to Telekom, even if you use a different provider for calling.
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BenutzerPC19 Jun 2017 18:26Kaspatoo schrieb:
If you don’t pay for a “cable subscription” and get the 3Play package, you might have internet and phone, but I believe you won’t be able to watch TV, neither digital nor HD. So, when I look at this on the Unitymedia homepage, I thought it said 3Play = Internet, landline, and TV. I was under the impression that all costs were covered by this. In my opinion, that is the “cable subscription.” Am I misunderstanding?
Kaspatoo schrieb:
Everyone so far agrees that you should at least prepare for satellite. You asked for this advice here, right? It seems like you want to hear something else. No, I don’t want to hear anything else. I just want to get informed. The question for me is whether I should get a Unitymedia connection or not. I’m going with a Telekom connection. Now the question is: TV via satellite and DSL via Telekom line, or TV via cable and DSL via cable, and no satellite.
Copper as well, it’s just a different topology. Coaxial cable is simply of higher quality than a copper twisted pair, which only achieves current speeds over very, very short distances within the bundle. There may still be some improvements with VDSL2, but that’s coming to an end soon.
By the way, Telekom builds FTTH as GPON, which is also shared bandwidth again ;-)
Otherwise, it’s all just theory. If UM offers 400 Mbps and Telekom only 20, the game is already over anyway.
By the way, Telekom builds FTTH as GPON, which is also shared bandwidth again ;-)
Otherwise, it’s all just theory. If UM offers 400 Mbps and Telekom only 20, the game is already over anyway.
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BenutzerPC19 Jun 2017 19:03OK, that's true. That really adds up. It's not cost-effective. I'll check what kind of connection Telekom provides. Magenta S with 16 Mbit/s.
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