Hello,
first, a brief summary of our current situation:
In our future place of residence (village), according to Telekom, only a "slow" DSL connection would be possible. Fortunately, last year Deutsche Glasfaser launched a so-called demand aggregation for the community, which was successful. Therefore, in the next few weeks/months, the village will be supplied with fiber optic cables.
I have already placed an order with Deutsche Glasfaser for our plot for internet ("DG Classic, 400Mbit/s") and TV (IPTV, which I understand means television over the internet cable) and thus save the connection fee of 750 EUR.
Now my question
first, a brief summary of our current situation:
- currently still renting
- currently a customer of Telekom (internet + phone)
- already owner of an undeveloped plot of land (not yet connected to utilities)
- construction contract signed with general contractor, planned start of construction mid-March, guaranteed construction period ~ 6 months, so move-in expected around September, more likely October
- all electrical work included in the construction contract, no owner-provided work specified
- number of sockets, network outlets, etc., according to the construction contract very few, so we will need to add quite a few
- no basement
In our future place of residence (village), according to Telekom, only a "slow" DSL connection would be possible. Fortunately, last year Deutsche Glasfaser launched a so-called demand aggregation for the community, which was successful. Therefore, in the next few weeks/months, the village will be supplied with fiber optic cables.
I have already placed an order with Deutsche Glasfaser for our plot for internet ("DG Classic, 400Mbit/s") and TV (IPTV, which I understand means television over the internet cable) and thus save the connection fee of 750 EUR.
Now my question
- Upon inquiry, Deutsche Glasfaser told me that construction work in the community is planned to start in the coming weeks but will last a few months, so our connection will probably only be activated by the end of 2019 / beginning of 2020. If they are not ready by the time our other utilities (gas, water...) are connected to the house, they advise us to pre-install an empty conduit from the property boundary to the utility room as a preparatory measure. What would be the best solution in the meantime? We will move in in September/October. Assuming DG’s construction takes longer than planned, we would be in our nice new house without TV/television/phone.
Should we first continue ordering internet/TV connections from Telekom during our construction? Our contract there is still valid anyway. Although the connection would cost about 800 EUR, I would get the later DG TV connection free of charge.
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SenorRaul715 Feb 2019 09:27Tassimat schrieb:
Very nice. You will find that this is neither a big problem nor are you missing out on anything.
Anyway, check if IPTV is even possible over the slow DSL connection. Otherwise, temporarily consider satellite or DVB-T. If TV is that important to you, then the extra 100€ costs probably won’t be an issue for your great hobby. Good that you like it. But since I also depend on having an internet connection at home for work, I don’t find it so great. The IPTV option would only be interesting once we have DG.
Yosan schrieb:
Do you still have to do anything yourselves? Floors? Wallpapering or similar?Yes, we will do the painting and flooring ourselves. You’re right, it really depends on us how fast it will go at that point.
dhd82 schrieb:
Hello,
I wouldn’t want to go without phone and internet for several months and would therefore order the connection from Telekom. You should also do this fairly soon since it takes quite a while to get such a connection set up. What kind of heating are you installing? If no gas, you could ask whether the free multi-utility conduit can be equipped with a duct for the fiber optic connection. Despite IPTV, I would install a satellite system as well, as this gives you flexibility again. I would have at least one network outlet installed in every room, always as a double outlet. Two double outlets in the living room and office. In addition, I had a network cable installed in the ceiling of each room, intended for connecting an access point. If you are planning a garage or garden shed, then run a network cable there as well, so you can install an outdoor access point later and have perfect Wi-Fi in the garden too. Overall, that's quite a few cables, but in my opinion it’s well invested money. Have everything properly connected to a patch panel in the utility room.Thanks! We will heat with gas. Regarding the wiring: Did you use CAT7 cables for that? And are they installed inside conduits in the walls, or just loose?
Mycraft schrieb:
Well, or satellite, then you can watch TV already during the shell construction phase (if it really must be). Initial investment: 100€ + TV.Satellite could really be worth considering, even though it won’t solve the internet problem. With a suitable TV, I wouldn’t even need an extra satellite receiver, right?
For satellite TV, you only need:
- Dish
- LNB (with the appropriate connectors for X devices)
- Mast/mount
- Cables, plugs, and sockets
The receivers are nowadays built into the televisions. Connect the cables, set up the channels. Done.
Of course, the dish must be aligned to the satellite(s) beforehand.
- Dish
- LNB (with the appropriate connectors for X devices)
- Mast/mount
- Cables, plugs, and sockets
The receivers are nowadays built into the televisions. Connect the cables, set up the channels. Done.
Of course, the dish must be aligned to the satellite(s) beforehand.
We had CAT 7 (duplex) cables installed in conduit and use modular jack modules for connections to the patch panel and network outlets. For the access points and video door system, we use field-terminable connectors (these are connectors to which a solid cable can be connected directly).
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