Hello everyone!
The first obstacle has come up: In our temporary accommodation, where we plan to live during the construction phase, there is no DSL connection available for us.
In the region, a provider (Inexio, formerly Quix) has expanded their network, and I was able to order broadband from them – but I just received an order confirmation stating that the technology at our installation address is not yet deployed, and they can’t give us a scheduled activation date. 🙄
That’s just great – selling connections without having the capacity. Talking to support revealed that the distribution point (cabinet) at our address is full, so they’d have to expand it first, but whether and when that will happen is unclear.
Via the national telecom provider, we get 2 Mbit down, which is not enough for working.
Now we have two options: a Gigacube from Vodafone or something similar (are there other providers like this?), or Starlink.
Edit: Luckily, LTE is available at the address.
Starlink, of course, has high initial costs. And their website provides very little information, despite asking for consent to charge about 700€ (euros) with just two clicks.
Does anyone here have experience with Starlink (or Gigacube) and can share their experience?
Good luck,
kati1337
The first obstacle has come up: In our temporary accommodation, where we plan to live during the construction phase, there is no DSL connection available for us.
In the region, a provider (Inexio, formerly Quix) has expanded their network, and I was able to order broadband from them – but I just received an order confirmation stating that the technology at our installation address is not yet deployed, and they can’t give us a scheduled activation date. 🙄
That’s just great – selling connections without having the capacity. Talking to support revealed that the distribution point (cabinet) at our address is full, so they’d have to expand it first, but whether and when that will happen is unclear.
Via the national telecom provider, we get 2 Mbit down, which is not enough for working.
Now we have two options: a Gigacube from Vodafone or something similar (are there other providers like this?), or Starlink.
Edit: Luckily, LTE is available at the address.
Starlink, of course, has high initial costs. And their website provides very little information, despite asking for consent to charge about 700€ (euros) with just two clicks.
Does anyone here have experience with Starlink (or Gigacube) and can share their experience?
Good luck,
kati1337
If you have LTE or even 5G inside your house or apartment, you don’t need any additional antennas or similar equipment.
Simply use a Gigacube or the equivalent from Telekom, and that’s it. Alternatively, use a router with a SIM card (such as a Fritz LTE) and insert a data SIM.
Simply use a Gigacube or the equivalent from Telekom, and that’s it. Alternatively, use a router with a SIM card (such as a Fritz LTE) and insert a data SIM.
kati1337 schrieb:
LTE directional antennas—there really is everything nowadays. Thanks, I’ll look into that as well. You can skip that since you probably don’t know which tower you’re connected to or where it is located. If you want an antenna, just use a good omnidirectional antenna placed in a good spot with a quality cable connection. However, all of this is only necessary if you have poor reception inside your apartment and your device supports external antenna connections. I would first try the equipment provided by your service provider and then consider other options.
Araknis schrieb:
You can skip that since you don’t even know which mast you’re connected to or where it’s located. If you need an antenna, just use a good omnidirectional antenna placed in a good spot with a quality (!) cable connection. However, you only need all that if the reception inside the apartment is very poor and the device supports external antenna connections. I’d suggest trying the device provided by your service provider first before considering anything else.Thanks, I’ll do that. We’re going back to the apartment in April for renovations. Until then, I’ll just get such a router and insert a prepaid SIM card or something similar to test the upload and download speeds.
I set up an o2 Homespot for an acquaintance. The advantage is unlimited data, which no other provider offered last year, though I don’t know if that’s still the case today. He mainly uses it for IPTV—not Netflix, but Italian channels and so on.
The landline connection was only a 4000 line.
So far, it’s working.
The landline connection was only a 4000 line.
So far, it’s working.
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Pinkiponk1 Apr 2022 13:42kati1337 schrieb:
Does anyone here have Starlink (or the Gigacube) and can share their experience?We currently have the Gigacube in our temporary rental apartment. If you ask me specific questions, I can get the answers for you. My husband is taking care of that. Whether the Gigacube looks nice probably won’t help you much? ;-)The Gigacube is pretty straightforward. In the flexible version, there’s no contract commitment. Unbox it, insert the SIM card, plug it in, enter the Wi-Fi code on your tablet, and you’re ready to go. You pay from the moment it’s plugged in for 30 days. If you unplug it, you won’t be charged for the upcoming month; plug it back in, and you get another month, and so on. It doesn’t support roaming and only works within Germany. But it works everywhere there’s a power outlet—camping sites, terraces, holiday apartments, etc.
It’s a fair offer from Vodafone, especially since they have a great LTE network.
It’s a fair offer from Vodafone, especially since they have a great LTE network.
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