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!
FTTH vs. DOCSIS is really like a Ferrari versus a soapbox car.
I would also pay significantly more for FTTH than for DOCSIS.
The only disadvantage with Telekom is the really poor peering, which is even better at Vodafone.
But that doesn't help if the connection either completely fails or is severely overloaded.
The latter is the normal situation with DOCSIS, unless you are extremely lucky and connected to a barely used segment.
I would also pay significantly more for FTTH than for DOCSIS.
The only disadvantage with Telekom is the really poor peering, which is even better at Vodafone.
But that doesn't help if the connection either completely fails or is severely overloaded.
The latter is the normal situation with DOCSIS, unless you are extremely lucky and connected to a barely used segment.
The basic FTTH connection from Telekom is quite stable, but the Telekom peering behind it is not very impressive. Although I only have VDSL, I switched to O2 because of their peering. Telefonica is better positioned in this regard. O2, in addition to Telekom, has the advantage of automatically providing a dedicated IPv4 address. With other providers, you usually depend on a helpful support agent, have to pay extra for this option, or it might not be available at all, as is the case with Deutsche Glasfaser.
Many standard users hardly notice this, but if you have specific use cases, these additional factors can be quite important. For me, they are almost more important than just the raw connection speed.
Many standard users hardly notice this, but if you have specific use cases, these additional factors can be quite important. For me, they are almost more important than just the raw connection speed.
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