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Old 05-24-2016, 10:37 AM   #683
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What's the limiting factor for Telus Internet 100 vs. Internet 50? I can "only" get 50 at my house (9 years old), even though Telus has told me it's "fibre-optic ready". Is it an issue of capacity/"ports" on the Telus end or something to do with house wiring? Seems like 80% of the people nearby have Telus just looking at the Wifi networks, so maybe they're close to the limit?
"Fibre-optic" doesn't mean a fibre GPON connection its just a marketing term. It's a brand name like "Air Jordan". Based on your max speed I'm guessing your are still on a vDSLv2 connection. Which is based twisted copper pairs with possible bonding.
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