Telekom DSL
Apr. 29th, 2015 09:48 pmI just ordered DSL for my new place that I'm moving to in June. I don't have a lot of options. My current (cable) provider doesn't serve my new place, so I had to cancel that. Thanks to legislation I have to pay another three months after cancellation. Then again before that they could basically just refer to the two year contract you'd signed with them that extends by one year if you don't cancel in time. So three months is better than that.
Anyway, I'm not too happy with internet providers in Germany anyway. I hate that you have to sign a contract over 2 years before even knowing what kind of speed they'll be able to deliver. I'm going for a hybrid DSL / LTE thing now, the DSL is "up to" 16Mbit downstream, but as long as they deliver a minimum of 6Mbit through the DSL line the contract is valid. And I don't have any clue how good LTE reception is at the new place either. Well, maybe I'll get lucky. I also wish providers would clearly state their position on net neutrality. I used to run into trouble with ISPs blocking ports. It's nigh on impossible to find out in advance if a provider is doing that, or throttling traffic. Oh well, at least from what I can tell they don't currently throttle the LTE if you use it "too much".
Anyway, I'm not too happy with internet providers in Germany anyway. I hate that you have to sign a contract over 2 years before even knowing what kind of speed they'll be able to deliver. I'm going for a hybrid DSL / LTE thing now, the DSL is "up to" 16Mbit downstream, but as long as they deliver a minimum of 6Mbit through the DSL line the contract is valid. And I don't have any clue how good LTE reception is at the new place either. Well, maybe I'll get lucky. I also wish providers would clearly state their position on net neutrality. I used to run into trouble with ISPs blocking ports. It's nigh on impossible to find out in advance if a provider is doing that, or throttling traffic. Oh well, at least from what I can tell they don't currently throttle the LTE if you use it "too much".