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Re: Getting 305/65

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Another update:

Came home tonight to find Comcast had run microduct through the manholes from the node to my pole.

Fiber has been run through the microduct and is looped waiting to be affixed to the pole.



Gave Brian a call at Comcast to let him know - he was aware. Comcast is awaiting the arrival of another piece of equipment that's not the 3931, but is made from Ciena. It was referred to as housing so I suspect it's a fancy splice enclosure.

Another week or two? That's pretty long

I'm sure once Comcast gets their act together it'll become second nature to them.

yup

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Update:

Brian and his crew showed up to do the fiber drop and prep for the placement of the 3931.

They placed a "fiber can" on the upper right side of the pole.



Ran a fiber drop from the pole to the house. It's actually two wires - one being a copper wire that holds the weight.

The fiber is attached on the left mount.



Fiber tape used to denote the wire is fiber.



Fiber spool ready for 3931 placement.



Had to drill through brick but did a really nice job of it. No cracking at all.



cat5e but this will be pulled out and new cat5e and power run from the inside to the 3931 outside.



Install is scheduled for the 30th. Fiber still needs to be spliced by a crew which will happen prior to the 30th.

The fiber is dedicated pairs all the way to the headend (Michigan Ave). No DWDM in-between. It's also 32 pairs.

Engineering should have the circuit ready to be turned up when the 3931 is placed. So my next update will probably include a speedtest.

By far the best install process by any company so far. Great guys to work with!

reply to whfsdude
Looks great! Hope you gave those guys a turkey sandwich ( or something) as a tip.

reply to whfsdude
Wish I could get a fiber drop on Extreme 105.

Why?
there is no speed difference between fiber and coax in the short distance between the node and your home (even outside the imposed 1/2 mile limit of 305) the only difference is your ethernet is converted to a D3 compatible electrical signal in your modem which is converted to/from light at the node onto fiber
his signal will basically convert just outside the wall and pass thru the node as light and onto the same/adjoining fiber to the next router.
The minute delay of that extra conversion on your path SHOULD be unnoticable in human time, if everything is working as designed, if not call in and complain.

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Yea, my 105 gets typically 20-30ms pings but usually in downloading a big file, or video, it is bandwidth not ping time to me if pings are under 50ms or so it does not seem to matter much. (purely unscientific math of course!)

Now for gaming, I would think the potential for a much lower ping time would help, but my 20ms is pretty darn good even for that.

As long as the line is not oversubscribed, download should not be an issue, and if you can bond 8 channels you really should be good there to IMO.

whfsdude, great to see the project moving forward!
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I agree there are some advantages, but I see a fair number of posts here where people seem to believe fiber is magic, and it will somehow transform their computer experience to a nirvana like state.
glass is glass, and the exact last mile solution PROPERLY implemented is irrelevant 99+% of the time.
glass more easily is subject to damage and more difficult to repair.

Your install situation is near optimal with only the last few feet exposed (easy replacement, if needed) a short, drop to backhaul CONDUIT path and undergrounded common backhaul (high repair priority if a backhoe goes crazy) to a backbone switching center.
Yes we will see the transition to fiber somewhat sooner then expected (particularly on higher speeds) but I can't see them dumping newer, very servicable coax for fiber unless a fair number of subs PAY for it's expanded footprint(as you are)

I wonder if they see YOUR install fees/ EFT the same way as other (coax) extensions, and if your neighbors upgrade within the first year or 2 their fee would repay some of yours?
Sort of a google-fiber like sales plan ("get 65% of your neighbor on the 3 year 305 plan and the install is free") or if they will get the full $500 from each one, for that now very short pole to home run.

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Does your distance from the node (coax cable length) negatively affect the latency, or is it a minuscule difference? (like being on the first tap off of the node, as opposed to being nearly a mile [cable length] from the node)?