ᐅ New Construction Utility Connections for Telephone and Internet
Created on: 12 Sep 2020 11:03
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Elrymir
Hello everyone,
We are currently building a single-family house. In two weeks, all utility connections will be installed.
My question is about the internet connection, which I applied for through Telekom.
Now I have learned that another company is laying fiber optic cables in our street (Deutsche Glasfaser).
Does it make sense to cancel the Telekom order? That would only be a standard copper cable, or is it still needed?
Telekom charges 700€, while Deutsche Glasfaser does not charge any connection fees.
Thank you very much for your help!
We are currently building a single-family house. In two weeks, all utility connections will be installed.
My question is about the internet connection, which I applied for through Telekom.
Now I have learned that another company is laying fiber optic cables in our street (Deutsche Glasfaser).
Does it make sense to cancel the Telekom order? That would only be a standard copper cable, or is it still needed?
Telekom charges 700€, while Deutsche Glasfaser does not charge any connection fees.
Thank you very much for your help!
hausnrplus2513 Sep 2020 19:10Well, I think it’s uncertain whether either of the two lines will arrive on time. You’ve now also made me reconsider it.
With Telekom, we can at least get up to a 100 Mbps line, and with fiber optic, a 300-1000 Mbps line (download).
However, you have to sign a fairly expensive contract to get, for example, a flat rate for landline calls included. I find that unreasonable nowadays, even if it’s hardly needed anymore.
With Telekom, we can at least get up to a 100 Mbps line, and with fiber optic, a 300-1000 Mbps line (download).
However, you have to sign a fairly expensive contract to get, for example, a flat rate for landline calls included. I find that unreasonable nowadays, even if it’s hardly needed anymore.
You can’t really generalize like that. To fully utilize a 250 Mbps download speed, you need much less than 40 Mbps upload speed. It’s clear that higher upload speeds are better, but personally, I rarely upload large to very large amounts of data, whereas I download almost daily.
Of course, the upload/download ratio is technically determined, but it’s even worse with cable connections. However, that doesn’t make a DSL connection uninteresting for most people.
Of course, the upload/download ratio is technically determined, but it’s even worse with cable connections. However, that doesn’t make a DSL connection uninteresting for most people.
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T_im_Norden13 Sep 2020 20:00I have 50/100 fiber optic internet, which is usually sufficient. Many servers on the network offer less capacity, and for websites, this is already more than enough.
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T_im_Norden13 Sep 2020 20:02The ratio is not technically determined with fiber optic cables. Fiber optics can provide symmetrical upload and download speeds. Even with DSL, this is no longer technically necessary compared to the past.
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