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The "sad" thing is that it is generally not advantageous for people to have both a phone data plan and an internet box plan if the latter is not shared so a lot
by cassepipe 1mo ago
The "sad" thing is that it is generally not advantageous for people to have both a phone data plan and an internet box plan if the latter is not shared so a lot of people have a fiber connection on their wall but still use their phone as hotspot since bigger data plan < reasonnable data plan + internet box plan
It's not the end of the world but it feels like a wasted effort. I don't know what the solution is.
- hocuspocus 1mo agoIt's not really a big issue. Connecting the last meters of fiber is cheap, either done by default in new constructions, or on demand for older houses. ISP's hardware to run PON is cheap. Once street level fiber deployment is done, whether market penetration follows or not isn't a huge deal.
- cassepipe 1mo agoI am clearly not talking about the last meter issue, I am talking about when the fiber is already in the home and sits unused. That seems like a pity (yes not a huge deal) But maybe I misunderstood your point ?
- hocuspocus 1mo agoWhere do you think is the last meter if not in the home?
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- cassepipe 1mo agoYou wrote last meterS and re-reading your comment you obviously mean the connection between the street source and the home. Which is unrelated to the point I was making
- dolmen 1mo ago> Connecting the last meters of fiber is cheap Check the France map. This is cheap in densely populated areas, like cities. It isn't in mountainous areas with just small groups of houses like in the middle of the country.
- hocuspocus 1mo agoPretty irrelevant to the last meter, and most ISPs do it for free when you subscribe as they can re-use conduits and sheaths for the legacy copper line, otherwise it's typically a few hours of work.