We hope this video helps you understand how to cut the cord and switch to fiber optics. We considered speed and pricing as our 2 main reasons for switching. Thanks for watching!
@@jdavis1510 I didn't purchase the panel. My house came with it already installed. You can Google Legrand structured wiring solutions. They have a website to order whatever size you need. Thanks for watching and keep me posted!
@P T Cable is a rip off. Over priced, slow internet and bad service. Sounds like you have a great setup. I really like my 1gig fiber. I have 940mbps up and down and that's wired or wireless. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it.
@@UltimateTechHub I currently have fiber internet through att is there anyway to use my own fiber ONT “fiber modem” I currently have their bgw 320 gateway router which has an ont built in. I would love to use my own equipment I am not having the best experience with theirs
@@zavjo1776 that's what it's for guess u don't work with tools much, but foreal that "professional" would never work on my site the ladder jump up and the random unprotected fiber run. If anybody's ever ran fiber or worked with it I can guarantee I know where most of your pinch points are going to be causing the slow downs
I just switched from coax to fibre. I paid for 940 up and down and that's EXACTLY what I'm getting. Fibre to the home in my experience is much more consistent than coax
Quick technical question: what is the benefit of having the ONT BOX or fiber optic cable out the house than inside the house? Verizon in my area leaves the modem(optic cable) outside the garage. But no optic cable modem inside the home.
It's just less heat when it's inside but it works either way. It's also easier to get to when you need to unplug for a power reset. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it.
Is there any need to run hardwire internet connections to bedrooms or other rooms in the house? It seems like everything is off wifi. Looking at new construction. What are thoughts
It's really a personal preference. I prefer wired connections for any devices that have a LAN connection like Smart TVs and PCs. However wifi is plenty for most streaming situations on TVs or Laptops.
If you plan on installing any wifi access points, I would recommend getting a few data drops installed. Wifi, as convenient and advanced as it is, is still a radio frequency. It is still prone to interference and signal degradation over distances and obstacles (walls, ceilings, metallic objects, etc). If you have a large house, chances are that a single wifi router isn't going to cover the entire home. You can install a couple of APs throughout your home to get the best wifi coverage.
@@o0HoBart0o CenturyLink provide the fiber cable for free. JDM will charge extra for the fiber cable but I'm not sure how much. Make sure to mention my video channel to get a small discount. He does great work!
Thank you for the comparisons. We are planning on going with a fiber provider instead of our cable provider and am presently working on our entrance. Just curious if you could suggest a route for a network box. I have approx 10 runs of Cat 5 from behind my entertainment center and the wires are getting everywhere so a in wall cabinet would be nice? Just curious if EMF from all of the network cable should be considered?? Thank you again for all your work,
I ditched the mesh network in my house and Ran fiberoptics in every room tne installed a Fiver to Ethernet converter in every room and upgraded my Google wifi with Ubiquiti. It was not even that expensive to go all fiber in a 338 Squarmeter house. but this has improved everything. also now I have instant access to my media server and can even edit on it from any location in the house.
You have inspired me here because your words are starting to help me clarify some perplexing questions. I did not realize that when fiber optics is installed at one central point in a home, this can cause problems. Did you make a fiber optics connection to every room in your house because you expected that your internet connection would otherwise be slowed down? Is a Fiber to Ethernet converter a physical Fiber Optics cable with a physical Fiber Optics connector on one end and a physical Ethernet connector on the other end? You say you ran fiber optics cables from the main fiber optics terminal in your home to each room in your home. How did you connect those cables to your fiber optics terminal? Is there a port provided in the fiber optics terminal where one can buy and plug in fiber optic cables to improve service to other rooms? Does that final location for the fiber optics cables in each room end in another fiber optics terminal? Or what? That is, what was the fiber optics device in each room to which you plugged in that Fiber to Ethernet converter? Once you had the Fiber to Ethernet coverter installed in each room, then to what device in each room did you plug the Ethernet connector on the opposite end of the Fiber to Ethernet converter? Would that be a modem or a router? Or what? Could the point be to translate the optical signal of fiber optics into the digital signal of Ethernet, since a digital signal is needed to connect to the internet? Now that you have gone to the trouble and expense of connecting your house to fiber optics, and of translating the fiber optics signal into a digital Ethernet signal, are you saying that you still have no connection to the internet yet at this point? In other words, do you now have the potential capability through fiber optics of quickly sending and receiving large amounts of data, but fiber optics technology is not intended to connect you to the internet, so another technology is needed? What technology is needed to connect you to the internet? Do you still need to pay an internet service provider to provide a wifi signal? Wifi connects devices wirelessly to the internet, but isn't that what people pay their ISP to do for them? That is, can this digital signal you now have that was provided by your fiber optic cable be sent to your devices by wifi without the need for an ISP? If so, how did you do that? An Ethernet connection to the internet it is a lot less convenient than wifi due to tethered nature of a wired connection, but if you wanted to, could you connect your fiber optics capability to the internet by Ethernet from your modem or router for a hard-wired connection that is faster and more stable? If so, how would you do that? Thanks to anyone who can provide clarity on this. My internet is going down, and I need to figure all this out.
You have inspired me here because your words are starting to help me clarify some perplexing questions. I did not realize that when fiber optics is installed at one central point in a home, this can cause problems. Did you make a fiber optics connection to every room in your house because you expected that your internet connection would otherwise be slowed down? Is a Fiber to Ethernet converter a physical Fiber Optics cable with a physical Fiber Optics connector on one end and a physical Ethernet connector on the other end? You say you ran fiber optics cables from the main fiber optics terminal in your home to each room in your home. How did you connect those cables to your fiber optics terminal? Is there a port provided in the fiber optics terminal where one can buy and plug in fiber optic cables to improve service to other rooms? Does that final location for the fiber optics cables in each room end in another fiber optics terminal? Or what? That is, what was the fiber optics device in each room to which you plugged in that Fiber to Ethernet converter? Once you had the Fiber to Ethernet coverter installed in each room, then to what device in each room did you plug the Ethernet connector on the opposite end of the Fiber to Ethernet converter? Would that be a modem or a router? Or what? Could the point be to translate the optical signal of fiber optics into the digital signal of Ethernet, since a digital signal is needed to connect to the internet? Now that you have gone to the trouble and expense of connecting your house to fiber optics, and of translating the fiber optics signal into a digital Ethernet signal, are you saying that you still have no connection to the internet yet at this point? In other words, do you now have the potential capability through fiber optics of quickly sending and receiving large amounts of data, but fiber optics technology is not intended to connect you to the internet, so another technology is needed? What technology is needed to connect you to the internet? Do you still need to pay an internet service provider to provide a wifi signal? Wifi connects devices wirelessly to the internet, but isn't that what people pay their ISP to do for them? That is, can this digital signal you now have that was provided by your fiber optic cable be sent to your devices by wifi without the need for an ISP? If so, how did you do that? An Ethernet connection to the internet it is a lot less convenient than wifi due to tethered nature of a wired connection, but if you wanted to, could you connect your fiber optics capability to the internet by Ethernet from your modem or router for a hard-wired connection that is faster and more stable? If so, how would you do that? Thanks to anyone who can provide clarity on this. My internet is going down, and I need to figure all this out.
How does one get fiber cables installed to the neighborhood or home. We don’t have it in our area, but we are willing to sell our limbs to get it installed.
You can call your fiber company and ask about future neighborhood installations. Sometimes they have upcoming installs planned. Otherwise I've heard it can cost 10,000 dollars to have fiber ran to a neighborhood. Watch my recent videos on my 1 year review of 1 gig fiber. Thank you for watching.
I live in Las Vegas as well: Is COX installing fiber in existing neighborhoods or is your neighborhood fiber-to-the-curb from the start? That is a huge advantage and if so, did the fiber go from the vault to your outdoor "hole on the side of the house" which is common here but not many o there places outside of the far west? Would love fibre but seriously doubt that will happen any time in my neighborhood built in the early 2000's.
My neighborhood already had fiber installed before the homes were built. CenturyLink has fiber installed for many of the home developments in our area ( Centennial Hills ). The fiber comes into a panel on the side of house ( garage side ) from the street. I hope they start running Fiber in older neighborhoods its such a huge difference in speed and reliability. Thanks for watching and send me your address if you want some free stuff! Use my email address to send your mailing address ultimatetechhub.lv@gmail.com Have a great day Kenni.
@LarryLeiser I have the fiber ONT and the TP Link Ge800, here is my install and review of it.ua-cam.com/video/Kf82zuJ1Zd8/v-deo.htmlsi=aLY8UPWo9mMcjKCl
OS1 fiber optic cable is designed for 2,000 meters or 6500 ft. OS2 fiber optic cable is designed for larger transmission distances in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 meters. Hope this answers your question and thank you for watching.
@@UltimateTechHub if the ONT simply converts the light-based signal to Ethernet packets, then why can’t I seem to find a router/ONT device to buy? Aren’t all ONT standardized so that third parity device makers can make these all in one devices. We have such combo devices for years for DSL and cable modems. What is so special about ONT that they are standalone devices?
@@jasonluong3862 Fiber companies like CenturyLink have plenty of these ONTs. For some reason I only see them on Ebay for private sellers. Not sure why there is no ONTs on the market. Fiber is becoming very common so ONTs should as well.
@@UltimateTechHub what I mean is ONT built into routers so that there is one less box in the already tight spaces in the network cabinet. My neighborhood is about to get fiber which is very exciting, but I would like to have as fewer boxes in my network setup as possible.
@@jasonluong3862 Yes I'm not familiar with a fiber router combo. That would very convenient and definitely save some space. I will look into that but I haven't seen one yet.
@@ryansimms9950 They wouldn't do the fiber run since we didn't have the smurf tube for the fiber. Most companies won't crawl into your attic space, it's a liability.
Do you have your house completely wired with fiber-optic cables? Or do you just have Coax cable? Would that make a difference in the speed your are getting?
@@gregcols Fiber is expensive to wire..Use cat6a which gives you 10gig speeds. Coax is thick and bulky to run I don't recommend it. Thank you for watching.
@@UltimateTechHub Sorry I meant Cat not Coax. I’ve looked at the cost per ft of Fiber vs Cat and it is very competitive. So it must be the installation cost?
brother I need help! verizon only has the fiber optic cable out side the house but does not go inside. Inside they are using Coaxial Cable. Does veryzon install that fiber optic cable inside?
I'm using a Linksys Router connected to the fiber modem. The from the router then to my switches. I've had no issues with DCHP, PPOE or VLANs. What kind of router are you using?
I tried using a ubiquity alien router. However during installation it asked for my ppoe username and password. The only way to allow it to “work” was in bridge mode. Not wanted to go from my ONT to my Centrylink router to my alien I gave up on the idea altogether and simply return to the century link modem, for now. I was hoping with your guidance I could resolve this issue. Do you have to clone your subnet mask ?
@@Dino860 I've never come across that issue. Not sure why the router would need your ppoe username and password. Did you reset the router before installing it? You should be able to use any router with CenturyLink fiber ONT. I would reset the router or try a different router.
By any chance do you live in Arizona? I only have those 2 internet options here and the outside of your house looks like it belongs in Arizona also if century link only offers DSL in my area can I do what you did to get fiber? Because the cable internet I have with Cox is good but with fiber I can get lower latency
So is CAT 6 good for fiber internet speeds? will there be no bottlenecks? I already have Fiber in my house but the router is upstairs and my room is downstairs. I am wanting to do a wire that goes to my room through the wall and have a port set up in my room. Is that possible with a CAT 6 cable or do I need another cable in order to create that port? I know I will need the CAT 6 cable to plug in my PC to the port that will be built in my room. I am not sure which cable to use to create the port though.
Yes Cat6 will work perfectly. And yes run a cat6 to the downstairs bedroom. You could even connect a 5 port switch into the cat6 downstairs for more ports. And there will be zero bottlenecks. I have multiple switches with cat6 and my speeds are around 800 mbps. Thanks for watching and keep me posted.
I have a gigapoint with fiber ram to it, then an Ethernet cable ram across to another pet of my house, I plugged in a router and I can connect to the wifi, but I get no service, pls help
@@UltimateTechHub lucky son of a gun. I visited there not long ago I love it there. Just the lights and all the cool things to see. Where I’m from it’s super duper boring plain and just shitty everything’s grey.
next time fyi when ur running fiber it tangles very easily asu guys expierienced a little tip dont just puull the cable straight unwinde it if u know what i mean spin it so the wire gets linger and walk around with the wire laying it out on the floor its the best way cause if u just pull the wire it will start to twist but if u uncoil it ittll stay straight and when laid on floor it wont tangle when being pulled
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ik u wont know where that is but its about 4 hours from toronto i say that cause no one knows ottawa even though its the capital of canada @@UltimateTechHub
It's an ONT yes but I refer to it as a modem because it does acr like a modem in terms of connecting to the ISP. You still need a wireless router and you can connect your PC with an ethernet cable from the LAN port on the router to the NIC on your PC. Hope this helps
@@UltimateTechHub thanks! Mine is located in the master bedroom but I couldn't ignore the possible effects. Some headaches and sleeping issues. Nothing too bad but definitely noticeable. Trying now to figure out where to move it.
So I have fiber running from the road and fiber company into my home. But I have a barn I want to get reliable internet service to. I plan on running 4k smart cameras out there to keep an eye on things. Right now fiber comes into home, connects to its fiber modem that translates the data to ethernet compatible data, then to my router for my main network. How do I retranslate the data to a fiber optic line so I can run a 550 ft line of fiber optic cable to my barn?
It would be easier and cheaper to run Cat6 for half the distance and add an extender and then run another cat6 to the barn. So run 270 ft of Cat6 to an extender then run another 270 ft of Cat6 to the barn. 4k cameras will run perfectly with cat6. Keep it simple. You should run these cat6 in conduit for protection if it's going to be run entirely outside. Fiber cables are not expensive but the connections on each end can be pricey. Also fiber would need to be installed in a protective tube for the entire run. I would run Cat6 but fiber would be a good choice as well. Keep me posted and thanks for watching!!!
I think he charges 75 but I really can't remember. Also depends on the attic situation. He has very fair prices. Keep me posted and thank you for watching.
Where are you at in Vegas? I'm in Mountain's Edge and getting centurylink fiber installed Friday. 100/100 is the fastest available for some reason. Probably fast enough though.
I'm in Vegas also and looking into fiber from CenturyLink. Is the fiber line "pure fiber" to the house or "last mile" fiber to street/ coax to house? Their website doesn't specify which is used specifically just that both may be used. Thanks!
From what the installer explained is that its pure fiber no coax. Our neighborhood is new so they installed fiber throughout this entire area for all of the new home developments. And from the street to my network panel is fiber. No coax! Speeds have been around 820 mbps today. Super fast. Thanks for watching and keep me posted.
Theoretically the answer is yes, media converters are modems. But its much more complicated than that. It would be a lot of information for me to type out but maybe I will do a video on that very subject. Thanks for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well.
@@AKAshishKumar Demn...in my country (Philippines), the old ISP companies here had a monopoly for decades. Moreover, they've been providing cheap quality internet and had been using old infrastructures (since they don't want to use better new ones to not spend more, company expenses). I absolutely hate the internet pricing and quality here.
I have been having an issue getting a consistent answer to the following: I want to supply 8 rooms with 6 connections each. I am going to put 16-port main switch and 8-port room dedicated switches in my server closet (physical management reasons). I'm using on-hand Cat6 and Cat8 cable for now, but I want to switch to fiber before AT&T or EarthLink or Fidium or *Unk* finally lay fiber trunk the last few miles to my neighborhood. But, I don't know which type of fiber to pre-wire my home with: single-mode, multi-mode, POF(?), etc. Any thoughts on this?
yeah, I do have a few thought.. Turns out there is no way to actually connect your actual fiber network to the actual fiber cable on the street. You connect to their endpoint which is an ONT (this communicates with their service and takes the place of a cable modem) BUT.....the output from the ONT is only ethernet, so you lose the so called "fiber" connection. Even in this video he very quickly skims over that point. You can still have fiber within your own network SPX and all that...but no connection, fiber-wise, to the street
Hi Sir! It's me again. Just wanted to ask, I want to place our modem/isp in the center of our house and I will use a 10meter fiber optic for that, will it affect the speed of the internet?
Not at all. A 10 meter fiber run won't affect your speed in any way possible. Fiber can run for very long distance. Keep me posted if you have any questions.
You joked about falling thru the ceiling…. several years ago, lived in a condo complex, I come home from work one day, in the corridor next to my front door, there was a human sized hole in the ceiling, was happy the guy didn’t come thru the ceiling of my apartment hehe.
You mention old computer processors slowing down internet speeds but didn’t mention the network adapter. Most old computers have a 10/100 Mbps adapter and a simple 10/100/1000 (gigabit) adapter upgrade takes care of that issue and will really help the speed.
Absolutely! All my pcs have the updated network adapters. But old PCs will need to be upgraded. I just did a 1 year review of CenturyLink 1 gig fiber so make sure to watch it. One more thing that can slow network speeds is an old router. That was my issue. I was only getting around 700 to 800 mbps wired speeds and so I replaced my router and now I get 930 mbps. I will have a new video on the new router in a few days. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it!
I use drop wire. I have a 1 year update of the Fiber Internet. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/NG0-hSR3iwk/v-deo.html I am also uploading a new router install video today so make sure to check it out. Thank you for watching.
I love the idea of a project box built into the wall that houses both the modem and router. Nice and neat. Do you suggest any fiber optic modem brands?
Im in Vegas.. Century or Cox optic fiber is not available in my area.. I have the gigablast from Cox and its so terrible we get so much packet loss and slow upload speed and they are not doing anything to fix it.. I know it must be expensive to get Fiber but I want to give it a try.. any suggestions..Thank you and great video
Have you called CenturyLink to see what they have available in your area? Maybe they have something other than fiber. Cox is really bad and expensive. We had ca Cox cable internet and TV for nearly 17 years and out bill kept getting larger and larger with the same exact service and we even down graded to try and save a few bucks. The internet was super slow and our service would go out intermintly. I don't miss Cox at all. I hope you can make the switch soon. Thanks for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well.
I'm in Vegas also, over here in Mountains Edge. Moved here in Feb of 2019, and signed up for cox gigablast with unlimited data for an additional $50 with high hopes of great internet. I've had so many techs (both in house and field) at my home that I've lost count. Had one here again today actually. The internet is beyond intolerable. My wife and I both work from home, we also home school our 4 kids. We rely on the internet. Long story short, we have decided to leave Vegas altogether to get away from the cox monopoly here. I love Vegas but the internet is our livelihood.
@@oxthebrazilian6595 I totally understand. We had the same experience with Cox plus they kept raising our bill every 6 months. And the speed was awful. I guess I'm lucky century link had fiber installed in our area. 65 a month is thr best bill I have and I'm glad to pay it. We get around 740 mbps sometimes 800 mbps. That's plenty fast for our needs. Good luck and keep me posted.
@@UltimateTechHub Lucky for you. I'm in Summerlin, south of Sahara, west of the Beltway built in the late 1990's and no fiber here. Cable will have to suffice. Glad to know that the newer homes have it to the house. We barely have a decent cell signal. COX has been pretty good. For me, 500mb is what I have and is sufficient for my uses. Would nice to have symmetrical up/down as does fiber and the other fiber advantages.
I’m confused, where is the fiber ONT box. Fiber line went straight from the street to the modem in your home network panel box?! Thanks for sharing this video!
The black box he calls a modem is the ONT. He's confused on terminology. In most installations, they would likely plug from the ethernet port on the black ONT into the WAN port of the ISP provided modem (though in this case, even though it's a modem it's not actually doing any modem functions, as the ONT provides the IP connection already). But in this case, he's plugging directly into his own router, bypassing the need for the ISP provided one. In short, fibre is confusing lol.
@@joshedagg Thanks for the response! This is different to many of the installs I've been following online (including on CenturyLink's website) with a large grey box outside the home in most cases. It looks like my setup will be similar to Mr Tech Hub's, I have a fiber line in a panel box in my garage, I'll just need to run this up to the network closet. Do you know if this setup will still require all the VLAN 201 tagging and PPPoE confusion to work with my own router/switch setup? :)
Hey we live in Vegas as well! Our box is also in the garage. Have you had any issues with extreme temperatures, specifically in the summer when it gets really hot/below freezing temps? Thanks!
How did you attach the connectors to the fiber cable you ran, or did it come with the connectors pre-installed? In case if the latter, you would need to know the length of cable required.
Hi, i recently got optical internet installed by the provider's mechanic - and what surprises me (and why i'm browsing youtube for answers) is that i have a 'male' cable coming out of the wall which is plugged directly to the router - instead of a 'female' wall socket to plug in to? Is this normal? I think you have it the same way... so if someone trips over the router or whatever i assume it'll yank the main cable all the way from the (don't really know tbh) 'mains' ? o and plus there's no sheath or protection, just a really thin - cthru - fishing wire very fragile looking cable ? Next question: i'm no mechanic but can i roll up all that cable into the wall and install an outlet myself? connect said cable to a to female conversion wall outlet thing and get a new cable between wall and router? thanks in advance:)
You would be surprised that fiber cables are pretty durable. I would not worry about it. Just make sure wherever your fiber plugs into ( ONT ) that its not going to be I'm the way. That's why my fiber modem is in our network closet. If you have a shelf or a table place the modem on it and you should be good to go. FYI never look at the end of a fiber cable the light will damage your eyes. Thank you for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well. Enjoy your fiber speeds!!
When I got fiber not maybe 3 months ago I ask att(fiber provider) n the installer... I want to purchase my own fiber modem.. n customer.servixe n the jnstall.tecj said that I can't n I have pay to rent the fiber modem from them
That's not good. CenturyLink just gave me the modem for free. ATT shouldn't charge for the modem that's ridiculous. I hope your speeds are at least 1 gig. Thank you for watching.
I've had fiber for about a year now. My issue, is my isp, make me use their gate way/hub. If I plug directly into it, I see 1gig speeds. But, I need my router for other internet needs. So my question is, how can I "split" at the hub? I want my gaming rig to be plugged in at the hub, and also have connection to my router. Calling my ISP, they can't open another port, or if they can, it would cost a ton. Would a "switch" work?
From my experience builders install these in closest, laundry rooms or even garages. Yes these boxes should be in a central location but I've never seen that. Maybe because the panels look ugly they wont install them in a open area?
Not in your home. Just run it like a cat5e but be careful not to stress the fiber cable. And never look at the end of a live fiber cable. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it.
Thanks. My father’s cabin In Carolina has Skybest service fiber optic yet they only mention coaxial cable modems when I tell them I want to buy one instead of renting theirs.
Quick question. The price for Gb speed is now $70. Is your bill still $65? I do not want a service that creeps the price up when I'm not paying attention. Are there any other fees like modem/router rental fees? Thank you for the vid and info!
My service is still $65 a month. 940mbps up and down. Lock in that $70 a month because it will go up with the inflation. No extra charges for the fiber ONT and even a free router. But that router kind of sucks. Use your own router or buy a good router. Thanks for watching.
Fiber is awesome, and lol (seeing the first comment is shade at Spectrum, and 2nd at Comcast), I just want to let ya know both are hybrid fiber/coax with FTTP available in select markets. By all means if Centurylink or Google has fiber in your area hit em up. Just be aware there is a 1TB data cap (which is waived atm due to Covid). Spectrum doesn't impose any caps or fees on data consumption (Comcast Xfinity does however). Its not a perfect world and yes fiber is fantastic, yet expensive to construct for ISP providers (while being cheaper to maintain over time though). Coax internet is succeptible to ingress (3.1 docsis even more so than 3.0), or "rogue" RF signals getting into old wiring or faulty connections in your home or the cable plant. This causes the equivalent of a ton of people walking into a movie theater and sitting in front of you talking as loudly as possible while you (modem) are trying to watch (exchange data) the movie (your ISP headend). The infrastructure is already in place however after decades so it allows high speed internet to reach vastly more areas. So yes, you can be critical of Comcast, Spectrum, Cox, etc., but without them, there would be a great many children in America without the ability to attend virtual school right now.
Thanks for the great comment!! Yes without Cox and Comcast we wouldn't be where we are today. I never talk bad about either company. I've had Cox for 16 years. I just made my change for the better price and faster download and upload speeds. And my price is locked in. Cox always seems to raise the price every year. Thanks for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well!
@@UltimateTechHub My pleasure sir. It was a well constructed upload on your behalf. I am always seeking knowledge and enjoyed watching this. My comments were meant purely as the unbiased devil's advocate as so many youtubers' comments are just jumping in to thrash other ISPs. I absolutely understand your reasoning to switch, I agree with it, and now more than ever, it is a great time to see videos like this educating viewers on intelligent cost-cutting ideas. Fiber is absolutely hands down the best method to obtain reliability & high speed service. I also noticed the information about authentic speed testing. Keep this gentleman's suggestions in mind when you run speedtests on any ISP as well. My simple suggestion to PC/MAC speed testing is just download the Ookla Speedtest Extension for the Google Chrome browser (since it is the most widely used currently). This tests as an app would instead as a browser. Also turn off any VPNs.
Make sure the maximum supported router network speed is bigger than the network speed offered by your ISP. Once you’ve figured out what range you’re talking about, you can shop for the perfect router! If your maximum network speed is, for instance, 1 Gbps and your router’s maximum speed is 100 Mbps, it’s obvious that it will throttle your connection and slow it down. My pick is the Netgear Nighthawk R6700. TPLink and Linksys also have similar models. Good luck and keep me posted. Thanks for watching!
@@UltimateTechHub correct! My internet is 1GBPS and the nighthawk router that i have now does give me good speeds it's just that this thing is so old it's starting to malfunction so I'm in the market for a new one. I'll most definitely check out the one you stated above, thanks for the reply!!
@@Jose_Ole_Posole Good luck! Its fun shopping for a new router because it doesn't happen too often, since routers last many many years. Thanks again for watching and keep me posted on which router you choose!
So what Im getting from all these fiber videos is that if it’s not available in your area, you pretty much can’t use it? Also do you know a website that would tell me all the fiber options near my address?
I even paid $400 to get out of my COX cable contract! Totally worthy paying $400! I'll never go back to cable! I'm looking forward to Google fiber being installed in my area. I want 3gig speeds! Thank you for watching! 😃
Their are many factors that can slow your internet speeds like computer hardware, network devices, and how your network is setup. If you connect your PC directly to the modem you will get the max speeds. Thank you for watching and check out my latest video for our fiber internet 1 year review!
Nice video man that you uploaded now I have google fiber 70 per month but since were wfh in this pandemic and my wife gets extra $50 per month for using our internet speed I only pay $20 for google fiber. I kicked cox gigablast to the curve and I hated having to pay cox an extra $50 just to get unlimited data cap so $100 =50 for internet and my wife had cable etc man our bill for the past yr was over $300 man I was so pissed when she renewed our contract 2019. So fast forward fall 2020 got rid of the bundle and now we pay $50-60 for her local channels from cox. I tried the antenna thing and it wasn't good and wasn't able to get few local channels in irvine CA, I can careless for cable I like internet and I had the family switch to sling and I'll sign up for Disney plus around the holidays. All I need is Netflix, youtube my videogames. So I have a question for you regarding cat cable. Does it really matter if I use cat8 for my fiber internet? What cat cable are you using cat 5 or 6? Only had fiber for a week as of now I was given cat5e from google I do have cat 6 cable and it's plugged into my Ethernet wall the main fiber box or whatever is installed in the master bedroom closet. I'll probably remove the panel to see how it looks behind wall.
I have Cat6 running through my house. I think I have a total of 23 cat 6 runs which includes computers, wireless access points, streaming boxes like Roku, Apple Tv and a Media Server. So if your running Fiber Optics, Cat6 would be plenty of speed. And really Cat5e would work as well because with CenturyLink I'm only getting up to 940 mbps and with my speed test the best I have gotten in the last 3 weeks is around 750 mbps but its not very consistent. However I always believe in future proofing so I would recommend all Cat6 cables since fiber is getting cheaper and faster. Thank you so much for watching!
for me,I'd do this DIY style and convert an old Dish that was built for TV and use it for Fiber internet instead. at least when we go 10gigabit. use one fiber cable to decode the signal from the Satellites in space and another fiber cable to convert over those signals for the Cat 6 Ethernet.
Uh, doesn't that cable access also go into your attic? Why did he have the wire come out of it, and then drill a hole in your ceiling. I'm seeing two unneeded holes in your garage.
Nope there is no cable tube for the fiber line. Most houses have a tube just for fiber but Lennar did not install one. We tried every other way but this was our best option. I've wired dropped a bunch of Cat6 and my attic is near impossible to get to under the garage roof line and it's a super tight space. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it.
I'm uploading a video in a few days called My Home Network 2021 and all of the device information will be in that video. As far as the modem it's a Calix GigaPoint 803g fiber modem. Keep an eye out for my new video it will explain more. Thanks for watching!
We hope this video helps you understand how to cut the cord and switch to fiber optics. We considered speed and pricing as our 2 main reasons for switching. Thanks for watching!
Do you have a link as to where you purchased your Network Panel you have in the Master Bedroom?
@@jdavis1510 I didn't purchase the panel. My house came with it already installed. You can Google Legrand structured wiring solutions. They have a website to order whatever size you need. Thanks for watching and keep me posted!
@P T Cable is a rip off. Over priced, slow internet and bad service. Sounds like you have a great setup. I really like my 1gig fiber. I have 940mbps up and down and that's wired or wireless. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it.
@@UltimateTechHub I currently have fiber internet through att is there anyway to use my own fiber ONT “fiber modem” I currently have their bgw 320 gateway router which has an ont built in. I would love to use my own equipment I am not having the best experience with theirs
So nice. My videos are not so professional. I will try to learn something. Greetings from Munich
Title of video should be: How to hire people to install your fiber internet
The company your getting it from will send someone to install it
150 mbps, pretty slow ? damn, these people really living in luxury.
*cries in 8mbps speed*
I’m getting 500 or 1tb in 2 days, I only have 7 Mps so it should be a differnce
@@wongtongthongbong bro where do you live at
cries in 1mbps. Yes 1mbps 😢
@@jp8612 Canada
My new internet is 500 mps
Lmao cries in 25 kbps
Is Mike from JDM Automations going to leave his drill bits in my wall too? 😂
Haha
Using a impact too
Bahahahahahhaha right
@@zavjo1776 that's what it's for guess u don't work with tools much, but foreal that "professional" would never work on my site the ladder jump up and the random unprotected fiber run.
If anybody's ever ran fiber or worked with it I can guarantee I know where most of your pinch points are going to be causing the slow downs
Or the damage to the wall by the impact 😂
I just switched from coax to fibre. I paid for 940 up and down and that's EXACTLY what I'm getting. Fibre to the home in my experience is much more consistent than coax
Quick technical question: what is the benefit of having the ONT BOX or fiber optic cable out the house than inside the house? Verizon in my area leaves the modem(optic cable) outside the garage. But no optic cable modem inside the home.
It's just less heat when it's inside but it works either way. It's also easier to get to when you need to unplug for a power reset. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it.
Must I run cat 6 wire through out the house and then the company can just splice into it?
Well done, very professional, no stupid music, right to the point
Yeah but homeboy really used the entire sound board 8 times over with the 90/mid 00’s sound effects. Thing like that drive me insane
Is there any need to run hardwire internet connections to bedrooms or other rooms in the house? It seems like everything is off wifi. Looking at new construction. What are thoughts
It's really a personal preference. I prefer wired connections for any devices that have a LAN connection like Smart TVs and PCs. However wifi is plenty for most streaming situations on TVs or Laptops.
If you plan on installing any wifi access points, I would recommend getting a few data drops installed. Wifi, as convenient and advanced as it is, is still a radio frequency. It is still prone to interference and signal degradation over distances and obstacles (walls, ceilings, metallic objects, etc). If you have a large house, chances are that a single wifi router isn't going to cover the entire home. You can install a couple of APs throughout your home to get the best wifi coverage.
I live in Vegas. How much did they charge to run the fiber cable into your network hub?
75 dollars. JDMs contact information is in the description. Thank you for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well.
@UltimateTechHub Was that the cable included, or just the install? Thank you for your response btw.
@@o0HoBart0o CenturyLink provide the fiber cable for free. JDM will charge extra for the fiber cable but I'm not sure how much. Make sure to mention my video channel to get a small discount. He does great work!
I love the water drop sound effect 💧
Thank you for the comparisons. We are planning on going with a fiber provider instead of our cable provider and am presently working on our entrance. Just curious if you could suggest a route for a network box. I have approx 10 runs of Cat 5 from behind my entertainment center and the wires are getting everywhere so a in wall cabinet would be nice? Just curious if EMF from all of the network cable should be considered?? Thank you again for all your work,
I have AT&T fiber. AT&T provided the modem im looking into buying my own modem with two 1gig ports
I ditched the mesh network in my house and Ran fiberoptics in every room tne installed a Fiver to Ethernet converter in every room and upgraded my Google wifi with Ubiquiti. It was not even that expensive to go all fiber in a 338 Squarmeter house. but this has improved everything. also now I have instant access to my media server and can even edit on it from any location in the house.
Great setup!
You running them from fiber switch to the room? Which switch you using?
You have inspired me here because your words are starting to help me clarify some perplexing questions.
I did not realize that when fiber optics is installed at one central point in a home, this can cause problems. Did you make a fiber optics connection to every room in your house because you expected that your internet connection would otherwise be slowed down?
Is a Fiber to Ethernet converter a physical Fiber Optics cable with a physical Fiber Optics connector on one end and a physical Ethernet connector on the other end?
You say you ran fiber optics cables from the main fiber optics terminal in your home to each room in your home. How did you connect those cables to your fiber optics terminal? Is there a port provided in the fiber optics terminal where one can buy and plug in fiber optic cables to improve service to other rooms?
Does that final location for the fiber optics cables in each room end in another fiber optics terminal? Or what? That is, what was the fiber optics device in each room to which you plugged in that Fiber to Ethernet converter?
Once you had the Fiber to Ethernet coverter installed in each room, then to what device in each room did you plug the Ethernet connector on the opposite end of the Fiber to Ethernet converter? Would that be a modem or a router? Or what?
Could the point be to translate the optical signal of fiber optics into the digital signal of Ethernet, since a digital signal is needed to connect to the internet?
Now that you have gone to the trouble and expense of connecting your house to fiber optics, and of translating the fiber optics signal into a digital Ethernet signal, are you saying that you still have no connection to the internet yet at this point?
In other words, do you now have the potential capability through fiber optics of quickly sending and receiving large amounts of data, but fiber optics technology is not intended to connect you to the internet, so another technology is needed?
What technology is needed to connect you to the internet? Do you still need to pay an internet service provider to provide a wifi signal? Wifi connects devices wirelessly to the internet, but isn't that what people pay their ISP to do for them?
That is, can this digital signal you now have that was provided by your fiber optic cable be sent to your devices by wifi without the need for an ISP? If so, how did you do that?
An Ethernet connection to the internet it is a lot less convenient than wifi due to tethered nature of a wired connection, but if you wanted to, could you connect your fiber optics capability to the internet by Ethernet from your modem or router for a hard-wired connection that is faster and more stable? If so, how would you do that?
Thanks to anyone who can provide clarity on this. My internet is going down, and I need to figure all this out.
You have inspired me here because your words are starting to help me clarify some perplexing questions.
I did not realize that when fiber optics is installed at one central point in a home, this can cause problems. Did you make a fiber optics connection to every room in your house because you expected that your internet connection would otherwise be slowed down?
Is a Fiber to Ethernet converter a physical Fiber Optics cable with a physical Fiber Optics connector on one end and a physical Ethernet connector on the other end?
You say you ran fiber optics cables from the main fiber optics terminal in your home to each room in your home. How did you connect those cables to your fiber optics terminal? Is there a port provided in the fiber optics terminal where one can buy and plug in fiber optic cables to improve service to other rooms?
Does that final location for the fiber optics cables in each room end in another fiber optics terminal? Or what? That is, what was the fiber optics device in each room to which you plugged in that Fiber to Ethernet converter?
Once you had the Fiber to Ethernet coverter installed in each room, then to what device in each room did you plug the Ethernet connector on the opposite end of the Fiber to Ethernet converter? Would that be a modem or a router? Or what?
Could the point be to translate the optical signal of fiber optics into the digital signal of Ethernet, since a digital signal is needed to connect to the internet?
Now that you have gone to the trouble and expense of connecting your house to fiber optics, and of translating the fiber optics signal into a digital Ethernet signal, are you saying that you still have no connection to the internet yet at this point?
In other words, do you now have the potential capability through fiber optics of quickly sending and receiving large amounts of data, but fiber optics technology is not intended to connect you to the internet, so another technology is needed?
What technology is needed to connect you to the internet? Do you still need to pay an internet service provider to provide a wifi signal? Wifi connects devices wirelessly to the internet, but isn't that what people pay their ISP to do for them?
That is, can this digital signal you now have that was provided by your fiber optic cable be sent to your devices by wifi without the need for an ISP? If so, how did you do that?
An Ethernet connection to the internet it is a lot less convenient than wifi due to tethered nature of a wired connection, but if you wanted to, could you connect your fiber optics capability to the internet by Ethernet from your modem or router for a hard-wired connection that is faster and more stable? If so, how would you do that?
Thanks to anyone who can provide clarity on this. My internet is going down, and I need to figure all this out.
Can you please share the model number of the ONT? (you referred to as a modem)
It's in a the description. It's Calix Gigapoint ONT.
How does one get fiber cables installed to the neighborhood or home. We don’t have it in our area, but we are willing to sell our limbs to get it installed.
You can call your fiber company and ask about future neighborhood installations. Sometimes they have upcoming installs planned. Otherwise I've heard it can cost 10,000 dollars to have fiber ran to a neighborhood. Watch my recent videos on my 1 year review of 1 gig fiber. Thank you for watching.
Okay this is great except my home doesn't have the internal box. If I have all of my rg6 wires run to the side of the panel, how does it work now?
Which are your modem and router models?
I live in Las Vegas as well: Is COX installing fiber in existing neighborhoods or is your neighborhood fiber-to-the-curb from the start? That is a huge advantage and if so, did the fiber go from the vault to your outdoor "hole on the side of the house" which is common here but not many o there places outside of the far west? Would love fibre but seriously doubt that will happen any time in my neighborhood built in the early 2000's.
My neighborhood already had fiber installed before the homes were built. CenturyLink has fiber installed for many of the home developments in our area ( Centennial Hills ). The fiber comes into a panel on the side of house ( garage side ) from the street. I hope they start running Fiber in older neighborhoods its such a huge difference in speed and reliability. Thanks for watching and send me your address if you want some free stuff! Use my email address to send your mailing address ultimatetechhub.lv@gmail.com
Have a great day Kenni.
What modem and router did you go with?
@LarryLeiser I have the fiber ONT and the TP Link Ge800, here is my install and review of it.ua-cam.com/video/Kf82zuJ1Zd8/v-deo.htmlsi=aLY8UPWo9mMcjKCl
I also live in Vegas but dont have fiber as an option... Do you think its possible i somehow do it myself?
How far can you take the fibre line from the installation point from the road to the house were you want to install the fibre cable need distance
OS1 fiber optic cable is designed for 2,000 meters or 6500 ft. OS2 fiber optic cable is designed for larger transmission distances in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 meters. Hope this answers your question and thank you for watching.
Is the black "modem" at 2:36 the ONT?
Yes.
@@UltimateTechHub if the ONT simply converts the light-based signal to Ethernet packets, then why can’t I seem to find a router/ONT device to buy? Aren’t all ONT standardized so that third parity device makers can make these all in one devices. We have such combo devices for years for DSL and cable modems. What is so special about ONT that they are standalone devices?
@@jasonluong3862 Fiber companies like CenturyLink have plenty of these ONTs. For some reason I only see them on Ebay for private sellers. Not sure why there is no ONTs on the market. Fiber is becoming very common so ONTs should as well.
@@UltimateTechHub what I mean is ONT built into routers so that there is one less box in the already tight spaces in the network cabinet. My neighborhood is about to get fiber which is very exciting, but I would like to have as fewer boxes in my network setup as possible.
@@jasonluong3862 Yes I'm not familiar with a fiber router combo. That would very convenient and definitely save some space. I will look into that but I haven't seen one yet.
Did century link not offer to run your fiber through the attic? Is this why you hired your own guy or was it just preference?
@@ryansimms9950 They wouldn't do the fiber run since we didn't have the smurf tube for the fiber. Most companies won't crawl into your attic space, it's a liability.
Hi, can you connect the cat 6 cable directly to a router without a modem?
No, you need a modem for it to work.
Do you have your house completely wired with fiber-optic cables? Or do you just have Coax cable? Would that make a difference in the speed your are getting?
Fiber coming into the house and ethernet cables throughout the house ( cat6a ).
Thanks for the quick response!! Is it worth having your house rewired with fiber? Or maybe a better Coax?
@@gregcols Fiber is expensive to wire..Use cat6a which gives you 10gig speeds. Coax is thick and bulky to run I don't recommend it. Thank you for watching.
@@UltimateTechHub Sorry I meant Cat not Coax. I’ve looked at the cost per ft of Fiber vs Cat and it is very competitive. So it must be the installation cost?
@@gregcols Yes and you need additional hardware to use fiber throughout your home.
brother I need help! verizon only has the fiber optic cable out side the house but does not go inside. Inside they are using Coaxial Cable. Does veryzon install that fiber optic cable inside?
I don't have Verizon so I'm not sure how they set it up. You can run high speeds over coax. Keep me posted.
How do use a third party router with Centrylink aka Quantum gig fiber? I am running into issues with PPOE, DCHP, VLAN etc.
I'm using a Linksys Router connected to the fiber modem. The from the router then to my switches. I've had no issues with DCHP, PPOE or VLANs. What kind of router are you using?
I tried using a ubiquity alien router. However during installation it asked for my ppoe username and password. The only way to allow it to “work” was in bridge mode. Not wanted to go from my ONT to my Centrylink router to my alien I gave up on the idea altogether and simply return to the century link modem, for now. I was hoping with your guidance I could resolve this issue. Do you have to clone your subnet mask ?
@@Dino860 I've never come across that issue. Not sure why the router would need your ppoe username and password. Did you reset the router before installing it? You should be able to use any router with CenturyLink fiber ONT. I would reset the router or try a different router.
By any chance do you live in Arizona? I only have those 2 internet options here and the outside of your house looks like it belongs in Arizona also if century link only offers DSL in my area can I do what you did to get fiber? Because the cable internet I have with Cox is good but with fiber I can get lower latency
exactly, dsl century link.
So is CAT 6 good for fiber internet speeds? will there be no bottlenecks? I already have Fiber in my house but the router is upstairs and my room is downstairs. I am wanting to do a wire that goes to my room through the wall and have a port set up in my room. Is that possible with a CAT 6 cable or do I need another cable in order to create that port? I know I will need the CAT 6 cable to plug in my PC to the port that will be built in my room. I am not sure which cable to use to create the port though.
Yes Cat6 will work perfectly. And yes run a cat6 to the downstairs bedroom. You could even connect a 5 port switch into the cat6 downstairs for more ports. And there will be zero bottlenecks. I have multiple switches with cat6 and my speeds are around 800 mbps. Thanks for watching and keep me posted.
@@UltimateTechHub oh sick thank you so much!
I have a gigapoint with fiber ram to it, then an Ethernet cable ram across to another pet of my house, I plugged in a router and I can connect to the wifi, but I get no service, pls help
Is it plugged into the WAN port on your router? Also unplug the gigapoint and router for 1 minute and plug back in. Keep me posted.
What's the difference between Fiber optic modems and Fiber media converters.
What kind of modem do you recommend for cat6 fiber?
where r u from? canada or usa? the patch cable looks like corning.. i work at bell installing this stuff and thats what we use
USA - Las Vegas 😄
@@UltimateTechHub lucky son of a gun. I visited there not long ago I love it there. Just the lights and all the cool things to see. Where I’m from it’s super duper boring plain and just shitty everything’s grey.
next time fyi when ur running fiber it tangles very easily asu guys expierienced a little tip dont just puull the cable straight unwinde it if u know what i mean spin it so the wire gets linger and walk around with the wire laying it out on the floor its the best way cause if u just pull the wire it will start to twist but if u uncoil it ittll stay straight and when laid on floor it wont tangle when being pulled
@@JeffreyTre Where are you from?
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ik u wont know where that is but its about 4 hours from toronto i say that cause no one knows ottawa even though its the capital of canada @@UltimateTechHub
Isn't that an ONT? Not a modem? What if you want to hook up a computer directly to ethernet not wifi? Then you would need a separate modem correct?
It's an ONT yes but I refer to it as a modem because it does acr like a modem in terms of connecting to the ISP. You still need a wireless router and you can connect your PC with an ethernet cable from the LAN port on the router to the NIC on your PC. Hope this helps
which cat 6 did you use, 6a or 6 e
I use both Cat6a and cat6 riser cable.
thank you so much! very informational even the bit about providers at the end!
Thanks for the great comment!!!
So CenturyLink doesn't run the fiber cable and connect modem for you?
If I had the fiber tube installed in my house they would have ran the fiber. But my house doesn't have the tube. So I had to run it myself.
Any health issues related to the wifi proximity from your bed?
Nope. Im fit as a horse!! Lol
@@UltimateTechHub thanks! Mine is located in the master bedroom but I couldn't ignore the possible effects. Some headaches and sleeping issues. Nothing too bad but definitely noticeable. Trying now to figure out where to move it.
@@EyeBDaMD I would recommend an Access Point in the center of the house installed in the ceiling. I have a Netgear WAX630 installed in my house.
So I have fiber running from the road and fiber company into my home. But I have a barn I want to get reliable internet service to. I plan on running 4k smart cameras out there to keep an eye on things.
Right now fiber comes into home, connects to its fiber modem that translates the data to ethernet compatible data, then to my router for my main network. How do I retranslate the data to a fiber optic line so I can run a 550 ft line of fiber optic cable to my barn?
It would be easier and cheaper to run Cat6 for half the distance and add an extender and then run another cat6 to the barn. So run 270 ft of Cat6 to an extender then run another 270 ft of Cat6 to the barn. 4k cameras will run perfectly with cat6. Keep it simple. You should run these cat6 in conduit for protection if it's going to be run entirely outside. Fiber cables are not expensive but the connections on each end can be pricey. Also fiber would need to be installed in a protective tube for the entire run. I would run Cat6 but fiber would be a good choice as well. Keep me posted and thanks for watching!!!
What hardware do you need to have a fiber optic network? Just connect a cable? What's the black box?
All you need is the fiber modem ( ONT ) and a router for additional ethernet connections. The black box is the fiber modem. Thank you for watching!
How much did Mike charge you to fish the wire? I'm in Vegas and need to do the same.
I think he charges 75 but I really can't remember. Also depends on the attic situation. He has very fair prices. Keep me posted and thank you for watching.
@@UltimateTechHub thanks for the reply, I'll geve em a call.
Where are you at in Vegas? I'm in Mountain's Edge and getting centurylink fiber installed Friday. 100/100 is the fastest available for some reason. Probably fast enough though.
@@MoneyShot702 I'm in Centennial Hills. Hopefully you will get 1 gig fiber in the near future.
@@UltimateTechHub not holding my breath, we're literally on the edge, nothing but desert behind us.
How do you hardwired a pc or laptop
How do you know if they have made fiber optic in housing cooperatives
I'm in Vegas also and looking into fiber from CenturyLink. Is the fiber line "pure fiber" to the house or "last mile" fiber to street/ coax to house? Their website doesn't specify which is used specifically just that both may be used. Thanks!
From what the installer explained is that its pure fiber no coax. Our neighborhood is new so they installed fiber throughout this entire area for all of the new home developments. And from the street to my network panel is fiber. No coax! Speeds have been around 820 mbps today. Super fast. Thanks for watching and keep me posted.
it's pure fiber I can tell by the installation
What modem do u use to connect to fiber and then convert it to cat 6. What is that black box call or link to it
It's a fiber ONT. I have a link to one that's on ebay.
Please correct me if I’m wrong but that means that a fiber media converter acts as fiber modem right?
Theoretically the answer is yes, media converters are modems. But its much more complicated than that. It would be a lot of information for me to type out but maybe I will do a video on that very subject. Thanks for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well.
@@UltimateTechHub okay thank you very much for the answer
Sees the price for 940Mbps =$65...Me who lives in a 3rd world country with 30Mbps = $39...Demn my country's corrupt ISP
Where do you live?
@@UltimateTechHub Philippines
@@vanjosh7763 I live in India. I get 30mps for $5.7 per month. no data cap + unlimited calls through landline.
@@AKAshishKumar Demn...in my country (Philippines), the old ISP companies here had a monopoly for decades. Moreover, they've been providing cheap quality internet and had been using old infrastructures (since they don't want to use better new ones to not spend more, company expenses). I absolutely hate the internet pricing and quality here.
My friend 25mbps =$80.00 in united states virgin islands..he will cry when i show him this
Lots of good info, technical, cost, and how-to! Thanks!
I have been having an issue getting a consistent answer to the following: I want to supply 8 rooms with 6 connections each. I am going to put 16-port main switch and 8-port room dedicated switches in my server closet (physical management reasons). I'm using on-hand Cat6 and Cat8 cable for now, but I want to switch to fiber before AT&T or EarthLink or Fidium or *Unk* finally lay fiber trunk the last few miles to my neighborhood. But, I don't know which type of fiber to pre-wire my home with: single-mode, multi-mode, POF(?), etc. Any thoughts on this?
yeah, I do have a few thought.. Turns out there is no way to actually connect your actual fiber network to the actual fiber cable on the street. You connect to their endpoint which is an ONT (this communicates with their service and takes the place of a cable modem) BUT.....the output from the ONT is only ethernet, so you lose the so called "fiber" connection. Even in this video he very quickly skims over that point. You can still have fiber within your own network SPX and all that...but no connection, fiber-wise, to the street
Hi Sir! It's me again. Just wanted to ask, I want to place our modem/isp in the center of our house and I will use a 10meter fiber optic for that, will it affect the speed of the internet?
Not at all. A 10 meter fiber run won't affect your speed in any way possible. Fiber can run for very long distance. Keep me posted if you have any questions.
@@UltimateTechHub Wow! That's good to know. Thanks again Sir! I am watching now your videos. More power 😊
You joked about falling thru the ceiling…. several years ago, lived in a condo complex, I come home from work one day, in the corridor next to my front door, there was a human sized hole in the ceiling, was happy the guy didn’t come thru the ceiling of my apartment hehe.
That's funny. I have never fallen through a ceiling but it happens quite often. Thanks for watching I really appreciate it!
You mention old computer processors slowing down internet speeds but didn’t mention the network adapter. Most old computers have a 10/100 Mbps adapter and a simple 10/100/1000 (gigabit) adapter upgrade takes care of that issue and will really help the speed.
Absolutely! All my pcs have the updated network adapters. But old PCs will need to be upgraded. I just did a 1 year review of CenturyLink 1 gig fiber so make sure to watch it. One more thing that can slow network speeds is an old router. That was my issue. I was only getting around 700 to 800 mbps wired speeds and so I replaced my router and now I get 930 mbps. I will have a new video on the new router in a few days. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it!
How old of a computer processor?
Your patch cord is soo big
Apart from that, can you tell me which cable u use steal wire or drop wire ???
I use drop wire. I have a 1 year update of the Fiber Internet. Here is the link
ua-cam.com/video/NG0-hSR3iwk/v-deo.html
I am also uploading a new router install video today so make sure to check it out. Thank you for watching.
@@UltimateTechHub i think drop wire after 400 meter it drop power .
I don’t think it is good idea for long distance.
@@manakgurjinder6639 my drops are around 75 to 90 feet at the max.
I love the idea of a project box built into the wall that houses both the modem and router. Nice and neat. Do you suggest any fiber optic modem brands?
you need to use isp provided
Im in Vegas.. Century or Cox optic fiber is not available in my area.. I have the gigablast from Cox and its so terrible we get so much packet loss and slow upload speed and they are not doing anything to fix it.. I know it must be expensive to get Fiber but I want to give it a try.. any suggestions..Thank you and great video
Have you called CenturyLink to see what they have available in your area? Maybe they have something other than fiber. Cox is really bad and expensive. We had ca
Cox cable internet and TV for nearly 17 years and out bill kept getting larger and larger with the same exact service and we even down graded to try and save a few bucks. The internet was super slow and our service would go out intermintly. I don't miss Cox at all. I hope you can make the switch soon. Thanks for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well.
@@UltimateTechHub yeah Century can only offer me 25mbps down and 5 mbps up its literally nothing
@@leo2011sti yep thats pretty much junk speeds. Sorry to hear that.
I'm in Vegas also, over here in Mountains Edge. Moved here in Feb of 2019, and signed up for cox gigablast with unlimited data for an additional $50 with high hopes of great internet. I've had so many techs (both in house and field) at my home that I've lost count. Had one here again today actually. The internet is beyond intolerable. My wife and I both work from home, we also home school our 4 kids. We rely on the internet. Long story short, we have decided to leave Vegas altogether to get away from the cox monopoly here. I love Vegas but the internet is our livelihood.
@@oxthebrazilian6595 I totally understand. We had the same experience with Cox plus they kept raising our bill every 6 months. And the speed was awful. I guess I'm lucky century link had fiber installed in our area. 65 a month is thr best bill I have and I'm glad to pay it. We get around 740 mbps sometimes 800 mbps. That's plenty fast for our needs. Good luck and keep me posted.
What is you’re ISP?
Internet Service Provider. Ours is CenturyLink but there are many others like Cox cable.
Thank you! and sorry one more thing, how are you able to use you’re own router? Doesn’t Century link require you to use a router/modem combo?
@@tech4life365 No they let you use your own router. Just let them know you have your own router. By the way the CenturyLink router is awful. Lol
What part of Las Vegas as fiber optics? Definitely, not in this part of Summerlin. Perhaps in the newest neighborhoods.
I live at 215 and Haulapi. Northwest. New Lennar neighborhood. I love fiber!! Thank you for watching.
@@UltimateTechHub Lucky for you. I'm in Summerlin, south of Sahara, west of the Beltway built in the late 1990's and no fiber here. Cable will have to suffice. Glad to know that the newer homes have it to the house. We barely have a decent cell signal. COX has been pretty good. For me, 500mb is what I have and is sufficient for my uses. Would nice to have symmetrical up/down as does fiber and the other fiber advantages.
thanks for the info. im going to change my service from spectrum
Great! Thanks for watching!!
My spectrum is horrible
did the same thing brother spectrum was giving me nightmares after 1am it would just stop working and turn on the next morning
I’m confused, where is the fiber ONT box. Fiber line went straight from the street to the modem in your home network panel box?! Thanks for sharing this video!
The black box he calls a modem is the ONT. He's confused on terminology. In most installations, they would likely plug from the ethernet port on the black ONT into the WAN port of the ISP provided modem (though in this case, even though it's a modem it's not actually doing any modem functions, as the ONT provides the IP connection already). But in this case, he's plugging directly into his own router, bypassing the need for the ISP provided one. In short, fibre is confusing lol.
@@joshedagg Thanks for the response! This is different to many of the installs I've been following online (including on CenturyLink's website) with a large grey box outside the home in most cases. It looks like my setup will be similar to Mr Tech Hub's, I have a fiber line in a panel box in my garage, I'll just need to run this up to the network closet. Do you know if this setup will still require all the VLAN 201 tagging and PPPoE confusion to work with my own router/switch setup? :)
Hey we live in Vegas as well! Our box is also in the garage. Have you had any issues with extreme temperatures, specifically in the summer when it gets really hot/below freezing temps? Thanks!
How did you attach the connectors to the fiber cable you ran, or did it come with the connectors pre-installed? In case if the latter, you would need to know the length of cable required.
The connectors where already installed to the fiber cable. The cable length is 75 feet but it comes in many different lengths.
Hi, i recently got optical internet installed by the provider's mechanic - and what surprises me (and why i'm browsing youtube for answers) is that i have a 'male' cable coming out of the wall which is plugged directly to the router - instead of a 'female' wall socket to plug in to? Is this normal? I think you have it the same way... so if someone trips over the router or whatever i assume it'll yank the main cable all the way from the (don't really know tbh) 'mains' ? o and plus there's no sheath or protection, just a really thin - cthru - fishing wire very fragile looking cable ?
Next question: i'm no mechanic but can i roll up all that cable into the wall and install an outlet myself? connect said cable to a to female conversion wall outlet thing and get a new cable between wall and router?
thanks in advance:)
You would be surprised that fiber cables are pretty durable. I would not worry about it. Just make sure wherever your fiber plugs into ( ONT ) that its not going to be I'm the way. That's why my fiber modem is in our network closet. If you have a shelf or a table place the modem on it and you should be good to go. FYI never look at the end of a fiber cable the light will damage your eyes. Thank you for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well. Enjoy your fiber speeds!!
@@UltimateTechHub Glad to know it's nothing to worry about then. Thanks so much for your very reassuring reply!
When I got fiber not maybe 3 months ago I ask att(fiber provider) n the installer... I want to purchase my own fiber modem.. n customer.servixe n the jnstall.tecj said that I can't n I have pay to rent the fiber modem from them
That's not good. CenturyLink just gave me the modem for free. ATT shouldn't charge for the modem that's ridiculous. I hope your speeds are at least 1 gig. Thank you for watching.
I'm in El Paso Texas and our only options are starlink or spectrum. For a 300 megabit plan after tax spectrum charges about $90 per month.
I've had fiber for about a year now. My issue, is my isp, make me use their gate way/hub. If I plug directly into it, I see 1gig speeds. But, I need my router for other internet needs. So my question is, how can I "split" at the hub? I want my gaming rig to be plugged in at the hub, and also have connection to my router. Calling my ISP, they can't open another port, or if they can, it would cost a ton. Would a "switch" work?
Plug your router into the gateway then plug a switch into the router. That will give you plenty of ports for many devices. That's how mine is setup.
Do they all put it in a bad room in that little box?... it's best in open space.
From my experience builders install these in closest, laundry rooms or even garages. Yes these boxes should be in a central location but I've never seen that. Maybe because the panels look ugly they wont install them in a open area?
Have you encountered any DHCP issues going from the modem to your router? CL has been extremely unhelpful with this issue.
No issues with DHCP.
What is the fiber router u are using centerylink gave me some different hardware that is big and clunky
Does fiber optic cable need to be grounded?
Not in your home. Just run it like a cat5e but be careful not to stress the fiber cable. And never look at the end of a live fiber cable. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it.
Was wondering, what are some good, cheap modems that can run fiber-optic? I might be getting fiber soon and my modem is shit.
Fiber modems are pretty cheap. Mine was free with CenturyLink service. I priced out the modem and it was less than 90 dollars.
@@UltimateTechHub so which modems? I can't find any that aren't coaxial
@@fayswan69 Calix Gigabit Fiber ONT. Check Amazon.
Thanks. My father’s cabin In Carolina has Skybest service fiber optic yet they only mention coaxial cable modems when I tell them I want to buy one instead of renting theirs.
@@fayswan69 Yes they make more money renting the modems. Just purchase one it will pay off in the long run.
Why would you need a modem for fiber? Isn't it already digital?
Its more of a media converter. It converts from fiber to ethernet for the router.
Didn't see a link for the Fiber Modem!!!
It's not available anymore. Sorry. Thank you for watching!
@@UltimateTechHub Which one was it!!!
@@TechGuruLamar It was the CALIX fiber ONT. I've seen it on ebay occasionally.
Which cord are you cutting? 🤔
Cable cord - Cox Cable!
Quick question. The price for Gb speed is now $70. Is your bill still $65? I do not want a service that creeps the price up when I'm not paying attention. Are there any other fees like modem/router rental fees? Thank you for the vid and info!
My service is still $65 a month. 940mbps up and down. Lock in that $70 a month because it will go up with the inflation. No extra charges for the fiber ONT and even a free router. But that router kind of sucks. Use your own router or buy a good router. Thanks for watching.
Fiber is awesome, and lol (seeing the first comment is shade at Spectrum, and 2nd at Comcast), I just want to let ya know both are hybrid fiber/coax with FTTP available in select markets. By all means if Centurylink or Google has fiber in your area hit em up. Just be aware there is a 1TB data cap (which is waived atm due to Covid). Spectrum doesn't impose any caps or fees on data consumption (Comcast Xfinity does however). Its not a perfect world and yes fiber is fantastic, yet expensive to construct for ISP providers (while being cheaper to maintain over time though). Coax internet is succeptible to ingress (3.1 docsis even more so than 3.0), or "rogue" RF signals getting into old wiring or faulty connections in your home or the cable plant. This causes the equivalent of a ton of people walking into a movie theater and sitting in front of you talking as loudly as possible while you (modem) are trying to watch (exchange data) the movie (your ISP headend). The infrastructure is already in place however after decades so it allows high speed internet to reach vastly more areas. So yes, you can be critical of Comcast, Spectrum, Cox, etc., but without them, there would be a great many children in America without the ability to attend virtual school right now.
Thanks for the great comment!! Yes without Cox and Comcast we wouldn't be where we are today. I never talk bad about either company. I've had Cox for 16 years. I just made my change for the better price and faster download and upload speeds. And my price is locked in. Cox always seems to raise the price every year. Thanks for watching and if you subscribed thank you as well!
@@UltimateTechHub My pleasure sir. It was a well constructed upload on your behalf. I am always seeking knowledge and enjoyed watching this. My comments were meant purely as the unbiased devil's advocate as so many youtubers' comments are just jumping in to thrash other ISPs. I absolutely understand your reasoning to switch, I agree with it, and now more than ever, it is a great time to see videos like this educating viewers on intelligent cost-cutting ideas. Fiber is absolutely hands down the best method to obtain reliability & high speed service. I also noticed the information about authentic speed testing. Keep this gentleman's suggestions in mind when you run speedtests on any ISP as well. My simple suggestion to PC/MAC speed testing is just download the Ookla Speedtest Extension for the Google Chrome browser (since it is the most widely used currently). This tests as an app would instead as a browser. Also turn off any VPNs.
Suggestions as to the BEST ROUTER to go with my fiber optic box??? Anyone??
Make sure the maximum supported router network speed is bigger than the network speed offered by your ISP. Once you’ve figured out what range you’re talking about, you can shop for the perfect router! If your maximum network speed is, for instance, 1 Gbps and your router’s maximum speed is 100 Mbps, it’s obvious that it will throttle your connection and slow it down. My pick is the Netgear Nighthawk R6700. TPLink and Linksys also have similar models. Good luck and keep me posted. Thanks for watching!
@@UltimateTechHub correct! My internet is 1GBPS and the nighthawk router that i have now does give me good speeds it's just that this thing is so old it's starting to malfunction so I'm in the market for a new one. I'll most definitely check out the one you stated above, thanks for the reply!!
@@Jose_Ole_Posole Good luck! Its fun shopping for a new router because it doesn't happen too often, since routers last many many years. Thanks again for watching and keep me posted on which router you choose!
Could you please post the model # of the modem that was shown at 2:22 Thanks
At the 2:14 nice to see the tech with a cleaning tool for the end faces of the connectors. 🍄
link for modem used?
It's currently on Ebay but this model is no longer available on Amazon. Sorry. Thank you for watching.
The sam adams shirt is all i needed to know
Cheers
Great explanation. 👍🏻
But in order to all of this work,you need a company that has fiber in your area or not? Thanks
Yes of course. Fiber is becoming more common now.
what is the brand of your fiber modem?
Calix GigaPoint Model# 100-04255
@@UltimateTechHub Does it have the jack for the Fiber RJ45 cable? Or do you need some sort of adapter. I have finer , but I want to upgrade the modem.
2:20 Unplug the old modem
1. Unplug the old power supply
2. Unplug the old coax cable
3. Unplug cat6 from modem to router
Where did you buy the modem?
CenturyLink provided it for me with the service.
i have xfinity fiber now on my firestick running a speedtest i got 338 mbps down and 210 mbps up
So what Im getting from all these fiber videos is that if it’s not available in your area, you pretty much can’t use it? Also do you know a website that would tell me all the fiber options near my address?
I would type in Google fiber near me and see what comes up.
check the fcc broadband map
help me i have fiber 1000 am i am getting less than 2 megabytes per a second and everything always freezes what do i do
Reset everything. Unplug modem and router and any switches for 30 seconds. Then plug the modem in then the router then the switch. Keep me posted.
1:20 is that guy using a normal drill bit on an impact drill
Drilling a hole with impact driver! Are you sure that this guy is a pro?
It gets the job done and my fiber runs smooth as butter at 1gig speeds. Lol. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it!!
3 years ago you made the switch to fiber. Good move
I even paid $400 to get out of my COX cable contract! Totally worthy paying $400! I'll never go back to cable! I'm looking forward to Google fiber being installed in my area. I want 3gig speeds! Thank you for watching! 😃
I’m getting 300gb with the fiber plans and everything is new so I don’t know…
Their are many factors that can slow your internet speeds like computer hardware, network devices, and how your network is setup. If you connect your PC directly to the modem you will get the max speeds. Thank you for watching and check out my latest video for our fiber internet 1 year review!
perfect video thanks
Nice video man that you uploaded now I have google fiber 70 per month but since were wfh in this pandemic and my wife gets extra $50 per month for using our internet speed I only pay $20 for google fiber. I kicked cox gigablast to the curve and I hated having to pay cox an extra $50 just to get unlimited data cap so $100 =50 for internet and my wife had cable etc man our bill for the past yr was over $300 man I was so pissed when she renewed our contract 2019. So fast forward fall 2020 got rid of the bundle and now we pay $50-60 for her local channels from cox.
I tried the antenna thing and it wasn't good and wasn't able to get few local channels in irvine CA, I can careless for cable I like internet and I had the family switch to sling and I'll sign up for Disney plus around the holidays. All I need is Netflix, youtube my videogames. So I have a question for you regarding cat cable.
Does it really matter if I use cat8 for my fiber internet?
What cat cable are you using cat 5 or 6? Only had fiber for a week as of now
I was given cat5e from google I do have cat 6 cable and it's plugged into my Ethernet wall the main fiber box or whatever is installed in the master bedroom closet. I'll probably remove the panel to see how it looks behind wall.
I have Cat6 running through my house. I think I have a total of 23 cat 6 runs which includes computers, wireless access points, streaming boxes like Roku, Apple Tv and a Media Server. So if your running Fiber Optics, Cat6 would be plenty of speed. And really Cat5e would work as well because with CenturyLink I'm only getting up to 940 mbps and with my speed test the best I have gotten in the last 3 weeks is around 750 mbps but its not very consistent. However I always believe in future proofing so I would recommend all Cat6 cables since fiber is getting cheaper and faster. Thank you so much for watching!
is that just an ordinary dsl modem?
It's a fiber modem from CenturyLink.
for me,I'd do this DIY style and convert an old Dish that was built for TV and use it for Fiber internet instead. at least when we go 10gigabit. use one fiber cable to decode the signal from the Satellites in space and another fiber cable to convert over those signals for the Cat 6 Ethernet.
I cant tell if this is a real thing or if you're fucking with me
Uh, doesn't that cable access also go into your attic? Why did he have the wire come out of it, and then drill a hole in your ceiling. I'm seeing two unneeded holes in your garage.
Nope there is no cable tube for the fiber line. Most houses have a tube just for fiber but Lennar did not install one. We tried every other way but this was our best option. I've wired dropped a bunch of Cat6 and my attic is near impossible to get to under the garage roof line and it's a super tight space. Thank you for watching I really appreciate it.
Idk my network terminal don't look not a sliver like that.
Great video, was curious what type of panel you are using to mount that so nicely?
I have legrand OnQ. Works out nicely. media box and accessories
What brand of fiber optic converter box / modem did you use for the fiber optic to cat 5,6, or 7 cable, the into your router? Thanks 👍. Great video.
I'm uploading a video in a few days called My Home Network 2021 and all of the device information will be in that video. As far as the modem it's a Calix GigaPoint 803g fiber modem. Keep an eye out for my new video it will explain more. Thanks for watching!