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Am I weird for not wanting fiber run into my apartment? Sure it makes sense for ISPs to use it for infrastructure but the link from their switch to my equipmen
by swiley 6y ago
Am I weird for not wanting fiber run into my apartment?
Sure it makes sense for ISPs to use it for infrastructure but the link from their switch to my equipment should be made of copper. It’s so easy to mess those cables up and having a contracted fish around in your walls just so you can have your <1Gig connection back is stupid.
When I first got a connection here it took the guy an extra few hours to deal with exactly this kind of problem.
- maxsilver 6y agoThe problem is that your going to have a contractor fish around in your walls and mess cables up anyway. If they aren't doing it for fiber, they'll be doing it for coax or ancient copper DSL lines. So, if you have to have a person punch holes and fish around in walls anyway, you might as well get a nice fiber connection out of it, right?
- 1_person 6y agoWeird? No. Objectively wrong? Yes. The link from their switch to your equipment should not be made of copper, because copper does not provide electrical isolation between the endpoints and is susceptible to interference. Fiber does provide electrical isolation between endpoints and is not susceptible to interference. Fiber also supports significantly higher throughput.