Dear Dr. Pitchard,
Thank you for your explanation regarding the condo VDSL setup, I was kinda worried after reading through the Terms & Conditions sent over by the Maxis home team after application, item no. 3, which says Cables exceed The first 85 metres “the extra charges will be borne by the customer”, I have worries on this clause as I’m staying in a condominium environment and on the upper floors. I have no knowledge how far is Maxis Fibre distribution panel is from my unit, as I’m worried I could end up paying thousands and thousands extra after signing off the terms and conditions to maxis.
After reading through your explanation, I assume that since I am using the Streamyx 1mbps now, which means they will probably be using VDSL setup from the trunking center where the Maxis Fibre distribution panel is in my condo.... so I would not likely pay for this so call "extra cables" charges?? Would appreciate very much if you could please confirm this !!! Thank you very much in advance...
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QUOTE(DrPitchard @ Jun 3 2012, 10:11 AM)
For landed, yes. For condo, no. High rise residential will have the VDSL setup. VDSL capable of max speeds of up to 52Mbps. In other words, for high rise residential, they provide fibre optical cables all the way up to the ground floor of your building only (Fibre To The Curb) and from there onwards, they will utilize the current copper wires. Thus, there is usually no drilling/hacking for high rise installation as compared to landed, whereby it will be Fibre To The Home.
Hope that answers your queries! :-)
Added on June 3, 2012, 10:41 amYou might be thinking, if VDSL works, then why the need to lay fibre optic cables all the way to my condo/apartment? Might as well just give me VDSL and I can still subscribe to Maxis Fibre Home even though there is no fibre optic cables infrastructure here yet?
Well, VDSL only works for a short distance (1km). Thus, the cabling internally at your condo from the ground floor till it reaches your unit (and all the twisting here and there) already accounts for a few hundred metres. Thus, fibre optic cable is still needed to the entrance of your condo/apartment.... :-)
Added on June 3, 2012, 10:48 amNo issues, you can use it for fax too. The bandwith taken up by phone calls (voice) or fax is marginally as compared to internet access or even HDTV. Just need a fax machine, and you are good to go! :-)
Jun 5 2012, 11:18 AM
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