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BigMal

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#133887 7-Nov-2013 08:42
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According to the Chorus maps I'm not getting UFB in my street until 2016.

However it also states

 

  • Business fibre available
  • Broadband > 20 Mbps (with the right modem and plan)
  • Broadband > 10 Mbps

What does "Business fibre available" mean?  Doe sit mean if I'm a business as opposed to residential customer then I can get a fibre connection now?

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  #928523 7-Nov-2013 09:28
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It means you could get a P2P fibre/HSNS connection.

There is nothing stopping you as a residential customer signing up, but you obviously need to be aware of the costs. P2P fibre costs are significantly more than GPON (but both existing P2P and UFB P2P are the same price) because you have a dedicated fibre port vs GPON which is shared, and your headline speed is a dedicated CIR rather than UFB which is an EIR (best effort).

Plan for monthly costs of ~$700 upwards for a 20Mbps symmetrical connection and install costs of anywhere from $1k - $10k which will be charged at full cost. You don't get a subsidised install like UFB where somebody else is absorbing the $2k - $3k for an average install.

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