ᐅ Cable connection or telecom connection?

Created on: 16 Jan 2011 16:55
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swix112
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swix112
16 Jan 2011 16:55
Hello,
we are currently considering whether to have a cable/telephone connection installed. Our problem is that the telecom provider can only offer us a 3000 connection, while the cable connection provides 32,000, so we could get our internet/phone/TV through the cable. Now we are wondering whether we should still have a telephone connection installed or not.
What have you done? Or how would you decide?
I would be very grateful for any answers. Wishing you a nice Sunday....
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giftmischer
16 Jan 2011 21:26
Then I would suggest contacting the cable provider (Cable Germany???) to ask about the cost of connecting your house.

They wanted €5,500 (about $5,900) from us, so that issue was quickly settled.
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swix112
16 Jan 2011 21:28
For us, Unitymedia would handle the connection. Our main question is whether a telecom line is even necessary in that case. Or would you recommend not having one installed additionally?
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giftmischer
17 Jan 2011 08:33
Theoretically, you wouldn’t need the telecom provider then, but I would still be reluctant to rely solely on one provider.. 😎

If the cable connection had been cheaper for us, I would have still invested the 400€ for the telecom provider – you never know what might happen.... 😀
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swix112
17 Jan 2011 22:44
400 euros??? It doesn’t cost more than that? Then we’ll definitely go with this one as well, so we always have this option as a backup.
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giftmischer
18 Jan 2011 17:58
swix112 schrieb:
400 euros??? It doesn’t cost more than that? Then we’ll definitely go with this one, so that option is always available as a backup...

That’s the minimum price. Usually, it depends on the distance to the connection point. Just request a quote from the telecom provider.