Hardware for gigabit FTTP - experiences?
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A couple of weeks following Openreach putting new terminal blocks on my telegraph pole, FTTP is now available on the BT wholesale checker and on various ISPs. Woohoo!
I'm contemplating getting full fat 900mb, but I am aware that a lot of consumer grade devices struggle to route at full gigabit speed - the router is a bottleneck. I would rather avoid building my own pfsense box.
I'm currently using a Fritz box 7530 and have seen varying reports about its suitability for gigabit service. I'm a bit loathe to suck it and see without a backup plan.
Has anyone tried any routers and found they definitely do (or do not) route sufficiently quickly to saturate their connection? Fritz would be good as I already have mesh repeaters and quite like the interface.
I'm contemplating getting full fat 900mb, but I am aware that a lot of consumer grade devices struggle to route at full gigabit speed - the router is a bottleneck. I would rather avoid building my own pfsense box.
I'm currently using a Fritz box 7530 and have seen varying reports about its suitability for gigabit service. I'm a bit loathe to suck it and see without a backup plan.
Has anyone tried any routers and found they definitely do (or do not) route sufficiently quickly to saturate their connection? Fritz would be good as I already have mesh repeaters and quite like the interface.
devnull said:
I mean, i went all out and wired my house for ethernet, fitted the latest Unifi 6E access points which all route back to a Unifi UDM pro.
Wireless wise you aren't going to get gigabit, but I have it wired in rooms where it matters and it's glorious.
Are ye implyin' I'm trying to use WiFi for proper work or summit? Wireless wise you aren't going to get gigabit, but I have it wired in rooms where it matters and it's glorious.
Fortunately the WiFi here is only for things like phones and the visitors' network. Everything that needs a proper connection is on Cat6 (euro modules at the wall, and patch panels back in the network closets... Plural
)... All installed before I had a girl living here, of course. Looked at Unifi and like the gear but couldn't quite justify the cost as I had other projects that needed money too. I've found that Zen use the same Fritz for their 500 and 900mbps packages so should be fine to route at full speed.
Update on the internet connection: Mrs D questioned the need for 900mbps, so we compromised on 500mbps and I ordered it before she can change her mind. Still approx 6x what I'm getting on VDSL2.
Might be the first house on the street with FTTP... An epic tail I can recount in decades to come with my grandchildren.
As ever, what’s the use case, is 1Gbs a requirement or a nice to have?
How often will you require those kind of speed / how often do you have multiple concurrent streams that approach that speed?
Not trying to piss on anyones chips but it’s worth considering if the 1Gbs internet throughput hill is worth the battle to get there.
How often will you require those kind of speed / how often do you have multiple concurrent streams that approach that speed?
Not trying to piss on anyones chips but it’s worth considering if the 1Gbs internet throughput hill is worth the battle to get there.
Captain_Morgan said:
As ever, what’s the use case, is 1Gbs a requirement or a nice to have?
How often will you require those kind of speed / how often do you have multiple concurrent streams that approach that speed?
Not trying to piss on anyones chips but it’s worth considering if the 1Gbs internet throughput hill is worth the battle to get there.
Quite... I can't justify it, but it was more that it's nice to have when you buy a massive download and see it coming through the pipes at 100MB per second. I'm sure that ~50MB per second through my 500Mbps connection will still be quite gratifying when I see it. How often will you require those kind of speed / how often do you have multiple concurrent streams that approach that speed?
Not trying to piss on anyones chips but it’s worth considering if the 1Gbs internet throughput hill is worth the battle to get there.
Moved house just before xmas and signed with talktalk 900 meg, can't fault it, speeds consistently >900 down >`100 up. Only issue was they couldn't install until mid Jan, phoned them and threatened to cancel if they couldn't do this quicker. They said it's down to openreach not us, presumably everyone wants full fibre as it comes on stream. We'll give you 1st 3 months free. OK done
In truth it's overkill for what I need but if its available may as well have it. They sent me 2 Amazon Eero hubs, when the openreach guy came round he said no idea why they sent 2 you only need 1, these are >£100 I'd stick one of them on ebay if I were you. Being cautious decided to keep it in case first one packs up.
Assuming my experience is not atypical would recommend.
In truth it's overkill for what I need but if its available may as well have it. They sent me 2 Amazon Eero hubs, when the openreach guy came round he said no idea why they sent 2 you only need 1, these are >£100 I'd stick one of them on ebay if I were you. Being cautious decided to keep it in case first one packs up.
Assuming my experience is not atypical would recommend.
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