Subj : not impressed by fiber-optic..
To   : Ward Dossche
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Aug 21 2024 22:03:23

On 20 Aug. 2024 12:35, you wrote to Daniel..

  WD> Other than that I'm not impressed by fiber-optic and the need for it.

DSL is poised to be made obsolete, everywhere. My biz is less than a few hundred meters from the downtown switching  station and the fastest DSL they claimed they could give me w…s 5Mbps  DL and 900kbps UL, even though I was paying for a minimum 10Mbps level. 

Through a fluke chance of enquiring about fiber, I was told that I could get a fiber feed and a speed of 30Mbps for both UL/DL for same price I was getting the DSL.  So.. I said "let's do it". 

 WD> I still enjoy my 2 copper wires connection. It serves 2 TVs, a landline, 5
 WD> or 6 mobiles, tablets and this Fido server. No delays, no malfunctions ...

You're probably getting a fiber-to-copper kind of termination that can continue to use your existing phone wiring.

 WD> how much bandwith and speed does the residential customer require?

The biggest requirements might be if multiple family members want to each stream their own movies and play games all simultaneously.


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