Terence EdenDec 10, 2024

"What's the point of Gigabit broadband?"

A few years on and I'm struggling to justify even 500Mbps.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/12/whats-the-point-in-gigabit-broadband/

What's the point of Gigabit broadband?

(This is a curmudgeonly post which is going to look ridiculously outdated in a few years.) My yearly contract with my ISP has just come to an end, so it was time to shop around for a better deal. They presented me with the following monthly options: Drop to 100Mbps for the same price I'm paying today (£44) Keep at 350Mbps for a tenner more (£55) Rise to 500Mbps for a fiver more (£49) Go to GI…

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Show threadOlly MaunderDec 10, 2024
@Edent La la la can't hear you (I'm getting 500 Mbps installed on Thursday and it's exciting because my little rural village is getting fibre)
Show threadOlly MaunderDec 10, 2024
@Edent Also my rural village house has stone walls so I can only get 40Mbs on the WiFi, so I don't know how I'm going to use that bandwidth. But HALF A GIG! And it's cheaper than ADSL
Show threadCoedy
@roomaroo my old stone miners terrace was a nightmare for WiFi.
Then I got a mesh system;
cable from the main router (got it moved to the centre of the house when the fibre went in) up into the loft to the “main” mesh point (plasterboard ceiling didn’t block it) Then run a cable from that down into my “office” to another mesh point & means my pc etc are wired. Then final mesh point plugged in behind the tv downstairs (nonwired). Almost full coverage and speeds!
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Show threadOlly MaunderDec 10, 2024
@PeterEbenezer I've got a mix of mesh and Powerline adapters - taking advantage of the thin ceilings. We're getting internal wall insulation installed next year - which gives the opportunity to hide CAT6 everywhere