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
Since our fiber provider hasn’t managed to send someone to pull the fiber through the existing conduit in 18 months, I have been using a Magenta Speedbox XL plan with an LTE outdoor router (Zyxel LTE7480) since moving in. I work from home with several hours of WebEx daily and have about 40GB of data transfer per week.
It runs smoothly with nearly 250 Mbit download and 50-90 Mbit upload (the plan supposedly caps at 50, but speed tests regularly show higher). The only minor drawback is that the internet disconnects briefly every 6 hours, but the timing can be manually controlled by restarting the router. For me, it disconnects at 6:30, 12:30, 18:30, and 0:30. If the schedule shifts, just manually restart the router at one of these times, so you can plan for the short outage (e.g., during calls).
We have 5G available here, but I don’t see the point in spending hundreds of euros on another router for only marginally faster speeds yet. Also, the selection of outdoor 5G routers is quite limited, and the Zyxel NR7101 reportedly has issues with the Speedbox XL plan.
It runs smoothly with nearly 250 Mbit download and 50-90 Mbit upload (the plan supposedly caps at 50, but speed tests regularly show higher). The only minor drawback is that the internet disconnects briefly every 6 hours, but the timing can be manually controlled by restarting the router. For me, it disconnects at 6:30, 12:30, 18:30, and 0:30. If the schedule shifts, just manually restart the router at one of these times, so you can plan for the short outage (e.g., during calls).
We have 5G available here, but I don’t see the point in spending hundreds of euros on another router for only marginally faster speeds yet. Also, the selection of outdoor 5G routers is quite limited, and the Zyxel NR7101 reportedly has issues with the Speedbox XL plan.
The great thing about the Gigacube was or is that with the flexible tariff, you only pay when you use it. So, no 24-month contract. This is ideal for temporary use until a permanent solution is available. Back in 2017, they were the only provider offering this; other providers like o2 or Telekom required two-year contracts. That might have changed today—I’m not sure. Now we have fiber optic, and the Gigacube is sitting in the cupboard, ready for emergency use in case a digger accidentally cuts the cable.
Which actually happened after five years.
Which actually happened after five years.
Obermuh schrieb:
Since our fiber provider hasn’t managed to send anyone in 18 months to pull the fiber through the existing empty conduit, I’ve been using a Magenta Speedbox XL plan with an LTE outdoor router (Zyxel LTE7480) since moving in. I work from home with several hours of WebEx daily and use about 40GB of data per week.
It works great with nearly 250 Mbit download and 50-90 up (the plan supposedly caps at 50, but speed tests regularly show more). The only minor issue: the internet disconnects briefly every 6 hours, but you can manually influence the timing by restarting the router. For me, it’s at 6:30, 12:30, 18:30, and 0:30. If the times shift, just restart the router manually around one of those times, so you can anticipate a short outage (for example, during calls).
We have 5G here, but I don’t see the point in spending hundreds more on another router for marginally faster speeds. Also, the selection of outdoor 5G routers is quite limited, and the Zyxel NR7101 apparently has issues with the Speedbox XL plan. Thanks, that’s extremely helpful to know. I’m currently gaming in the evenings with some anxiety about summer—how will it be when I have to switch from FTTH gaming to LTE router gaming? :O
Will the ping still be good? Can I still play shooters well? Can I still stream? I think the upload speed might be tight, but my partner says 20 Mbps is enough. We’ll see.
If a reasonable signal is available (in this case, I recommend an outdoor router), using LTE/5G is easily possible, although the ping with LTE will likely be slightly higher.
Just tested:
LTE router outdoor: 227 Mbps download, 58 Mbps upload, Ping 17 ms
LTE: 46 Mbps download, 9 Mbps upload, Ping 37 ms
5G phone indoor: 129 Mbps download, 12 Mbps upload, Ping 28 ms
5G phone outdoor: 243 Mbps download, 76 Mbps upload, Ping 8 ms
All outdoor values with line of sight to the mast (about 1km (0.6 miles) away) and snow conditions.
Just tested:
LTE router outdoor: 227 Mbps download, 58 Mbps upload, Ping 17 ms
LTE: 46 Mbps download, 9 Mbps upload, Ping 37 ms
5G phone indoor: 129 Mbps download, 12 Mbps upload, Ping 28 ms
5G phone outdoor: 243 Mbps download, 76 Mbps upload, Ping 8 ms
All outdoor values with line of sight to the mast (about 1km (0.6 miles) away) and snow conditions.
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Deliverer2 Apr 2022 18:38What kind of games do you usually play?
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Deliverer schrieb:
What games do you usually play?
sign, signMostly Overwatch. Sometimes a bit of WoW (haven't played in a long time), Lost Ark, that kind of thing. But my ping anxiety is mostly related to OW.
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