FTTN vs 5G Internet

[Cookie]

I get the FTTN tech but I'm considering switching to 5G.
Can anyone here explain how the 5G works and is it a benefit to do the switch?
Can you explain it with regard to hardware, money, bandwidth, and performance?
Thanks.

 

[Cookie]

Guess I should have asked a question about Farmer Wants A Wife (Slave) or MAFS.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

I get the FTTN tech but I'm considering switching to 5G.
Can anyone here explain how the 5G works and is it a benefit to do the switch?
Can you explain it with regard to hardware, money, bandwidth, and performance?
Thanks.

I'm not all that impressed with 5g so far, i can't really pinpoint the reason why. It's not as fast as they cracked it up to be and the stabilty is not that great. Hmmm i'm not a fan really.

 

[MKMatty]

I get the FTTN tech but I'm considering switching to 5G.
Can anyone here explain how the 5G works and is it a benefit to do the switch?
Can you explain it with regard to hardware, money, bandwidth, and performance?
Thanks.

5G home internet works the same way as a mobile broadband device does. It's a sim card in a modem that picks up the 5G signal in your area.

I recently made the change from FTTN to 5G and my results are so in favour of 5G it's laughable. Constantly getting in the ball park of 250-300GBPS download where I am, but its important to note thay your mileage may vary depending on the build up of homes In your area and the strength of 5G signal in your home.

 

[Cookie]

Thanks to you two for replying.
It sounds like a 50/50 option ATM. I did read at one ISP site that relocating the modem to somewhere else has its consequences like suspension or cancellation of account if detected.
Another question - is operation of an off-shore VPN affected?

 

[Long Live HFC]

Constantly getting in the ball park of 250-300GBPS download where I am

Haha, no.

 

[MKMatty]

Haha, no.

Yeah sorry 230 my bad

 

[faible]

5G can be a bit boom or bust, if you're in a good reception area with minimal congestion it's super fast. But can bog down and get high latency at times if conditions aren't right.

FTTN is a bit more consistent albeit not as fast.

Alternatively, many FTTN sites can get FTTP 'free' if you upgrade to a higher plan (of which some aren't that expensive) so there's an option to do that.

If it was something I needed reliability, like for work purposes or gaming where latency is a massive issue, I'd prefer FTTN.

For general streaming and such either should be fine.

 

[Long Live HFC]

Yeah sorry 230 my bad

sorry, was just having a joke - you said GBPS which no retail user is getting 200 of

 

[div12ressie]

5G is terrible if you're a gamer

 

[GoldbergsGold]

I get the FTTN tech but I'm considering switching to 5G.
Can anyone here explain how the 5G works and is it a benefit to do the switch?
Can you explain it with regard to hardware, money, bandwidth, and performance?
Thanks.

Depends on where the 5G tower is to you, I went from 55 mbps download on NBN to 250 mbps download on 5G, and 5G is cheaper, NBN is a rip-off. However, I never get full bars on my 5G modem because I think the tower is further away from me, and my USB dongle sometimes loses connection unlike with my old NBN connection, but that could be where I placed my 5G modem near the window.