Fibre in Overport Area

[Ghostfibre]

Sorry I have no idea what "bump" means? I know I am not responding to the question of the day. I am looking for advice. Is fibre preferable to "air fibre"? Our area is being dug up for fibre but I am being pressurized by a salesman to go for "air fibre". He says it is just as good. I understand very little of the technicalities. But I do believe that there may still be quite a delay before fibre is available. Does anyone have any idea how long it takes for fibre to go live from the time of laying it? Advice would be much appreciated.

We get slightly annoyed when people compare "air fibre" to fibre. Fibre is that, its a solid fibre connection, low latency and high reliability.

What they mean by "air fibre" is that it's fibre to a point then the last mile they connect you up wirelessly. This generally causes more reliability issues and higher latency. Sure it's quite reliable but is still over a wireless link to the fibre, it's not real fibre and should be marketed differently.

There is also the issue where some wireless providers (fibre backhauls) can only achieve maximum speeds of 100mbps and then the upload is normally pretty low. Depending on your situation you might only be able to get a 50mbps max, as an example in some cases.

Fibre is lower latency, more reliable and doesn't care about the weather outside and anything in the way between you and the internet. Often fibre also means a cheaper installation cost and has less equipment that needs to be installed.

Regarding your second part. Fibre rollouts can go live as soon as two weeks after it has been laid, but it can also take up to 3+ months too. It depends on the fibre provider, when they started, contractors and all sorts of other technicalities. Hopefully, this answers some of your questions and good luck on your quest for better internet!

 

[Caliph]

Sorry I have no idea what "bump" means? I know I am not responding to the question of the day. I am looking for advice. Is fibre preferable to "air fibre"? Our area is being dug up for fibre but I am being pressurized by a salesman to go for "air fibre". He says it is just as good. I understand very little of the technicalities. But I do believe that there may still be quite a delay before fibre is available. Does anyone have any idea how long it takes for fibre to go live from the time of laying it? Advice would be much appreciated.

1. Bump definition
2. Air fibre is very good and reliable but not as good and reliable as regular fibre. Similar speeds can be achieved. Air fibre is wireless while regular fibre is wired.
3. Air fibre is definitely better than LTE or VDSL. If the pricing is fair and they're not locking you into any contracts, it might be a good option until the fibre arrives.
4. From planning to live stage varies on many factors. Other people can possibly tell about the times it took in their areas. In Overport, we've been waiting for 4+ years. Initial trenching began early this year. Nothing live yet.

 

[Ignorant]

We get slightly annoyed when people compare "air fibre" to fibre. Fibre is that, its a solid fibre connection, low latency and high reliability.

What they mean by "air fibre" is that it's fibre to a point then the last mile they connect you up wirelessly. This generally causes more reliability issues and higher latency. Sure it's quite reliable but is still over a wireless link to the fibre, it's not real fibre and should be marketed differently.

There is also the issue where some wireless providers (fibre backhauls) can only achieve maximum speeds of 100mbps and then the upload is normally pretty low. Depending on your situation you might only be able to get a 50mbps max, as an example in some cases.

Fibre is lower latency, more reliable and doesn't care about the weather outside and anything in the way between you and the internet. Often fibre also means a cheaper installation cost and has less equipment that needs to be installed.

Regarding your second part. Fibre rollouts can go live as soon as two weeks after it has been laid, but it can also take up to 3+ months too. It depends on the fibre provider, when they started, contractors and all sorts of other technicalities. Hopefully, this answers some of your questions and good luck on your quest for better internet!

Thank you. This is very helpful!

 

[Ignorant]

1. Bump definition
2. Air fibre is very good and reliable but not as good and reliable as regular fibre. Similar speeds can be achieved. Air fibre is wireless while regular fibre is wired.
3. Air fibre is definitely better than LTE or VDSL. If the pricing is fair and they're not locking you into any contracts, it might be a good option until the fibre arrives.
4. From planning to live stage varies on many factors. Other people can possibly tell about the times it took in their areas. In Overport, we've been waiting for 4+ years. Initial trenching began early this year. Nothing live yet.

Thanks so much. I really appreciate the information.l