Done with Consumer WiFi solutions...

[Meelapo]

Originally Posted by csnarpy

A couple of things: cat5e will work to 10G under 40ft. Also, the Telus 3Gig plan comes with an NAH which will already have a sfp inserted. You would just need to bridge the NAH to the 10G port and then plug into that port.

Anything you want to know about Telus fibre, just let me know, been installing it for the last 3 years.

Thank you for the tip. When you say bridge to do you just mean connect to the NAH admin interface and set the 10G port to bridge mode. I remember doing that for whatever NAH they gave me with my current plan.


I won't be able to test anything for a bit. We haven't moved yet and we spoke with Telus today and they said the fibre setup is not 100% done in the new area I'm moving to (Glacier Ridge) - the runs have been laid but they haven't been terminated. Which is odd because sometimes when I look up availability it says it's there (1Gb, 3Gb) but if I try again sometimes it just says wireless only.

Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda

Technically you're correct, and in a datacenter environment Cat 5e is fine. But in household wiring with long runs, all kinds of possible interference, and unknown termination quality I don't think you'd ever see 10Gb speeds. Maybe 2.5 if you're lucky

My main point is that anything over 1Gbps for residential service is mostly marketing from the ISP, it's not worth spending extra money on network gear for it IMO. Very few endpoints would ever take advantage of it in a home, and even if they do the user will likely never even notice. And I have Telus 3Gb myself, simply because it was cheaper than their 1Gb with a promo they had

This is pretty much one reason we're going with 3Gb - it's the same price as 1Gb for us.

[DoubleF]

Was it a special install? I know they had that for my community. I don't think fibre is officially in my community but some people have it.

I wish I had fibre.

[Meelapo]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Was it a special install? I know they had that for my community. I don't think fibre is officially in my community but some people have it.

I wish I had fibre.

To the best of my knowledge it's not a special install. This is a new area, part of the sprawl in the NW of Calgary, and from what I understand Telus did run their in-ground cabling before the houses were built.

[accord1999]

Originally Posted by Meelapo

To the best of my knowledge it's not a special install. This is a new area, part of the sprawl in the NW of Calgary, and from what I understand Telus did run their in-ground cabling before the houses were built.

How far away from possession is your house? It could be that the very local infrastructure (like the closest telecom pedestal) isn't yet done if the house is still a few months from completion.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Meelapo

To the best of my knowledge it's not a special install. This is a new area, part of the sprawl in the NW of Calgary, and from what I understand Telus did run their in-ground cabling before the houses were built.

Your cat 6 is done, right? Not, "will be installing". I assume the cable being pulled is done and walls sealed up, but if somehow it's not actually done and you can upgrade to 6a or later, it's worth doing to future proof to 10G. Even if you eat the cost of the cat 6 spool and pay for the 6a spool, it'll be negligible.

I did 6a 4-5 years ago because it was only a few hundred bucks more than 6 and it seemed like it would be worth the price to avoid the inconvenience again for pulling cables again in the future if I needed to upgrade/certain things via intranet might be happier with the superior cable... It's rapidly looking like I may start to occasionally utilize the wired 10G over 1G in the coming years, but also that many wireless systems to bypass the 1G limitation are also being created.

I'm kinda tempted to call Telus to ask if they can do fibre for my home, but paying an extra $5-10 a month for the occasional jump in benefit for large update files, digital game download or file upload a few times a month and save a few minutes doesn't seem necessary. 750 is more than good enough.

[Meelapo]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Your cat 6 is done, right? Not, "will be installing". I assume the cable being pulled is done and walls sealed up, but if somehow it's not actually done and you can upgrade to 6a or later, it's worth doing to future proof to 10G. Even if you eat the cost of the cat 6 spool and pay for the 6a spool, it'll be negligible.

Yeah, the house is done a wired up. We take possession on the 10th but we have a preliminary walkthrough on the 3rd. I know for sure that it's CAT6 but I don't know if it's CAT6A. I can check though. We have cabling to the exterior of the house for cameras so I can visit tomorrow and look at the cable. I looked on the weekend and saw it was CAT6 but I don't remember if was CAT6 or CAT6A as I was just looking to confirm it was CAT6.