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    Any downsides to FTTH?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Peon, Dec 22, 2013.

  1. Peon

    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Cable's speeds, for instance, are dependent on the number of users in your neighborhood sharing the connection, and DSL's speeds are dependent on the distance between you and the DSLAM. Are there any downsides like these with FTTH?
     
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  2. ajkula66

    ajkula66 Courage and Consequence

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    Generally speaking, no.

    A FTTH service will give you a dedicated circuit that doesn't share bandwidth with anyone the way cable broadband does.

    Unlike copper-based DSL circuits, FTTH doesn't really "care" about distance from the CO.

    So in many respects FTTH is indeed the best of both worlds.
     
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