Is Fibre 'stable'?

[stocki32]

We just got Fibre installed in our complex and would like to get a 20mbps line for our house. However, I've heard that fibre isn't stable as the infrustructure is still being completed etc.

My question is: Is it worth getting fibre now and just deal with the instability or wait til the quality improves and get a 20mbps ADSL line?

 

[ISP cash cow]

Who says that Fibre isn't stable?

Fibre is more stable than ADSL

 

[Johnatan56]

Who says that Fibre isn't stable?

Fibre is more stable than ADSL

+1

I have a stable 156ms to LoL EUW. It's the ISP that messes up sometimes so I get 158ms. This versus ADSL which fluctuates between 168ms and 175ms.
Have yet to ever suffer packet loss on my line.

 

[willsotaku]

We just got Fibre installed in our complex and would like to get a 20mbps line for our house. However, I've heard that fibre isn't stable as the infrustructure is still being completed etc.

My question is: Is it worth getting fibre now and just deal with the instability or wait til the quality improves and get a 20mbps ADSL line?

Had my fibre line since last week Thursday not a single drop that was not caused by myself changing router settings

 

[SauRoNZA]

Someone is talking *** in your ears.

 

[savage]

We just got Fibre installed in our complex and would like to get a 20mbps line for our house. However, I've heard that fibre isn't stable as the infrustructure is still being completed etc.

If it's not yet completed, yes, you may have the odd disruption here and there. I wouldn't break my head about it however.

Once it's done, it should be very stable and you won't generally have issues, as others have mentioned.

 

[MrGray]

No, it's crap. Stick to dial-up.

 

[Sinbad]

Vumatel. Uptime so short because I upgraded the firewall.

 

[Priapus]

We just got Fibre installed in our complex and would like to get a 20mbps line for our house. However, I've heard that fibre isn't stable as the infrustructure is still being completed etc.

My question is: Is it worth getting fibre now and just deal with the instability or wait til the quality improves and get a 20mbps ADSL line?

I've had fibre In my complex for two months now. 100% uptime since it went live. Fibre is definitely more stable than ADSL.

 

[genetic]

If fibre isn't stable, then the internet itself wouldn't work.

 

[PBCool]

You might think it's unstable because you read articles on here which are mostly about issues .

 

[SauRoNZA]

If fibre isn't stable, then the internet itself wouldn't work.

A very good point indeed.

 

[ponder]

From personal experience I have found fibre very stable.

Moved a few months ago and transferred my adsl to the new address only to be told later that there is no adsl coverage but they can do fibre for me. Not a single minute of issues since that day. Openserve btw.

 

[pinball wizard]

No, it's crap. Stick to dial-up.

**** dial up. The OP should use smoke signals.

 

[Sinbad]

If fibre isn't stable, then the internet itself wouldn't work.

Maybe there needs to be a distinction between carrier grade installations and FTTH though

 

[chewiesw]

**** dial up. The OP should use smoke signals.

Better yet MyBB can give him that pigeon they used in the experiment an few years back to determine which was faster (dsl or a pigeon).

 

[pinball wizard]

Maybe there needs to be a distinction between carrier grade installations and FTTH though

FTTH still kicks the arse of any other current consumer access medium in terms of throughput and stability.

 

[MickeyD]

My question is: Is it worth getting fibre now and just deal with the instability or wait til the quality improves and get a 20mbps ADSL line?

GET FIBRE NOW

 

[Sinbad]

FTTH still kicks the arse of any other current consumer access medium in terms of throughput and stability.

100% agreed.

 

[pinball wizard]

GET FIBRE NOW

Sorry, I can't hear you.