ᐅ Telecommunications in New Construction of a Semi-Detached House – What/When/How
Created on: 10 Jun 2020 09:21
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Hello dear homebuilding community,
I know there are already thousands of topics on this, but since I still have a few general questions, I’ll just go ahead and start topic number 1001.
The situation: New construction of a semi-detached house, construction start planned for the end of the year, completion planned for September 2021. The semi-detached house is located in the second row. Our relationship with the other family is very good after several meetings, so we are planning to “work together” on this.
From what I understand from the general and extended construction description, the construction company does not take care of telecommunications; the electricity connection is mentioned in the additional building costs.
Our profile: We are two young adults with two small children, tech-savvy, currently using a lot of Wi-Fi. A LAN cable is connected to the TV, which we watch via IPTV. At the moment, we are with Vodafone (cable). Since it is a shared medium, there are often speed drops in the evening.
What we want:
Now, there are two options: cable via Vodafone or DSL via Telekom, right?
According to the availability check, cable offers up to 1 Gbit/s (gigabit per second), DSL with Telekom up to 250 Mbit/s (megabit per second).
Cable would allow TV, internet, and landline, DSL for internet, landline, and IPTV via Magenta.
Both connections would have to be newly installed. Can you already contact the providers even though the building permit / planning permission has not yet been granted? How does the timing usually work? It would make a lot of sense to have this installed at the same time as the electrical conduit work, right? The ground would already be open then. Can this be “shared” with the other party of the semi-detached house?
At the moment, I’m leaning strongly towards the DSL option. We don’t use TV via cable, and the speed fluctuations with cable internet make me a bit uneasy.
What can I prepare now to ensure good internet reception later in the finished attic / first floor and on the terrace?
How is the DSL connection usually set up? Does a Telekom “socket” go into the utility room, and must the router be placed there?
I’m planning to have LAN sockets installed in the children’s rooms, the bedroom, the living room, and the attic. Does that actually make sense?
I know these are a lot of (beginner) questions, but I hope you can shed some light on this.
Thanks so much in advance.
Best regards
I know there are already thousands of topics on this, but since I still have a few general questions, I’ll just go ahead and start topic number 1001.
The situation: New construction of a semi-detached house, construction start planned for the end of the year, completion planned for September 2021. The semi-detached house is located in the second row. Our relationship with the other family is very good after several meetings, so we are planning to “work together” on this.
From what I understand from the general and extended construction description, the construction company does not take care of telecommunications; the electricity connection is mentioned in the additional building costs.
Our profile: We are two young adults with two small children, tech-savvy, currently using a lot of Wi-Fi. A LAN cable is connected to the TV, which we watch via IPTV. At the moment, we are with Vodafone (cable). Since it is a shared medium, there are often speed drops in the evening.
What we want:
- No satellite TV. I don’t want a dish on the roof; I’ve never used satellite TV in my life, so we don’t need it.
- We basically don’t need a landline; we’ve used it maybe three times in the last five years.
- Fast, stable internet with coverage throughout the entire house and, ideally, in the garden as well.
Now, there are two options: cable via Vodafone or DSL via Telekom, right?
According to the availability check, cable offers up to 1 Gbit/s (gigabit per second), DSL with Telekom up to 250 Mbit/s (megabit per second).
Cable would allow TV, internet, and landline, DSL for internet, landline, and IPTV via Magenta.
Both connections would have to be newly installed. Can you already contact the providers even though the building permit / planning permission has not yet been granted? How does the timing usually work? It would make a lot of sense to have this installed at the same time as the electrical conduit work, right? The ground would already be open then. Can this be “shared” with the other party of the semi-detached house?
At the moment, I’m leaning strongly towards the DSL option. We don’t use TV via cable, and the speed fluctuations with cable internet make me a bit uneasy.
What can I prepare now to ensure good internet reception later in the finished attic / first floor and on the terrace?
How is the DSL connection usually set up? Does a Telekom “socket” go into the utility room, and must the router be placed there?
I’m planning to have LAN sockets installed in the children’s rooms, the bedroom, the living room, and the attic. Does that actually make sense?
I know these are a lot of (beginner) questions, but I hope you can shed some light on this.
Thanks so much in advance.
Best regards
So far, mine has only caused issues with phone calls, so it now mainly handles the internet connection, while four others take care of the phone service.
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Tolentino schrieb:
Well, I would like to be able to choose between several cable providers so I can easily switch if one annoys me.Then you would have to move to the USA. Strictly speaking, the friend with the fiber optic connection doesn’t have a choice of providers either, at least as long as no one takes advantage of Open Access. The only alternative is always wireless (LTE, 5G), but that’s just how it is.