VDSL VS. WISP

[AMD Lover]

So right now I've got 12Mbps download through ADSL2+. The ISP that provides that actually offers a bonded VDSL service that provides 25Mbps down for less than I pay now. 

 

The other option would be a WISP PTP that could provide 20Mbps down. Also I work for a company that is VERY closely partnered with the WISP. If I had service issues or needed a couple public IPs I think I could get them easily.

 

Pricing is very similar, I WISP was about $40 more however since they work with the company I work for they lowered their pricing.

 

 

Which would you choose, I'm worried about latency and weather interference with the PTP.

[intertan]

vdsl would be more reliable and lower latency. 

 

What do you need it for?

[dalekphalm]

On 5/26/2018 at 9:05 PM, AMD Lover said:

So right now I've got 12Mbps download through ADSL2+. The ISP that provides that actually offers a bonded VDSL service that provides 25Mbps down for less than I pay now. 

 

The other option would be a WISP PTP that could provide 20Mbps down. Also I work for a company that is VERY closely partnered with the WISP. If I had service issues or needed a couple public IPs I think I could get them easily.

 

Pricing is very similar, I WISP was about $40 more however since they work with the company I work for they lowered their pricing.

 

 

Which would you choose, I'm worried about latency and weather interference with the PTP.

As @intertan mentioned, what you actually use it for is going to determine which is the better choice.

 

ADSL2+ will be, in my opinion, overall "better", since the latency will be lower, and the reliability will be much higher. WISP can suffer from reliability issues surrounding from wireless/EM interference, and even weather conditions.

 

If you are gaming? ADSL2+ is definitely going to be better.

 

If you use IP based "real time" communications frequently (Such as VOIP), then ADSL2+ will also likely be better.

 

However, if you're mostly just browsing the web, doing YouTube, Netflix, regular downloads, etc, then the downsides of WISP may not be of any concern.

[AMD Lover]

4 hours ago, dalekphalm said:

As @intertan mentioned, what you actually use it for is going to determine which is the better choice.

 

ADSL2+ will be, in my opinion, overall "better", since the latency will be lower, and the reliability will be much higher. WISP can suffer from reliability issues surrounding from wireless/EM interference, and even weather conditions.

 

If you are gaming? ADSL2+ is definitely going to be better.

 

If you use IP based "real time" communications frequently (Such as VOIP), then ADSL2+ will also likely be better.

 

However, if you're mostly just browsing the web, doing YouTube, Netflix, regular downloads, etc, then the downsides of WISP may not be of any concern.

 

22 hours ago, intertan said:

vdsl would be more reliable and lower latency. 

 

What do you need it for?

 

I do some light gaming so latency is a little bit of a concern. Other than that its just a lot of video streaming, I use Philo for Satellite TV through the internet and also Netflix, Web browsing, etc. Also my phone does Wi-Fi calling most of the time I'm home. I don't get very good signal were I'm at, very rural area so it switches from LTE to Wi-Fi almost everytime. 

[dalekphalm]

40 minutes ago, AMD Lover said:

 

 

I do some light gaming so latency is a little bit of a concern. Other than that its just a lot of video streaming, I use Philo for Satellite TV through the internet and also Netflix, Web browsing, etc. Also my phone does Wi-Fi calling most of the time I'm home. I don't get very good signal were I'm at, very rural area so it switches from LTE to Wi-Fi almost everytime. 

What kind of Multiplayer games do you play? Can you give a few examples of the ones you play most?

 

Given what you've said so far, I'd lean towards sticking with ADSL2+. WISP might be "faster", but in gaming and calling, it will "feel" worse, due to the increased latency.

 

If you really need the higher speeds, check out that bonded DSL service you mentioned - though typically individual download speeds will likely still be limited to half the bonded speed.

[AMD Lover]

53 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

What kind of Multiplayer games do you play? Can you give a few examples of the ones you play most?

 

Given what you've said so far, I'd lean towards sticking with ADSL2+. WISP might be "faster", but in gaming and calling, it will "feel" worse, due to the increased latency.

 

If you really need the higher speeds, check out that bonded DSL service you mentioned - though typically individual download speeds will likely still be limited to half the bonded speed.

Call of Duty, Halo, Battlefield. A lot of FPS games

[dalekphalm]

8 hours ago, AMD Lover said:

Call of Duty, Halo, Battlefield. A lot of FPS games

Oh well in my mind, it's absolutely no question, then. I would stick with ADSL2+ without hesitation.