Re: [tlug] FTTH providers

["Keith Bawden" <keith@example.com>]

On 11/14/06, Joe Larabell <fred62@???> wrote:
> Depending where you are, you could have other options. I have Usen's
> Broad-gate-01 service right now.

Unfortunately I can only get the "mansion type" hikari where I am :-(

> They don't work through ISPs so you would
> not run across them if you started by calling DION (or some other ISP)
> first.

This is an important point with USEN. If there is a problem then you
only have one number to call. If you go with OCN/NTT and there is an
outage you call OCN - they blame NTT, so you call NTT - they blame
OCN. 18 or so hours later the service returns to normal. This little
story has happened to me around 8 times over the last 2 years all on
business plans. Actually I have had the same problem with OCN, Plala
and Interlink :-(

> As for the router, the box that converts the actual fiber into a network
> connection is going to belong to the fiber provider anyway. I have yet to
> see a fiber router that one can purchase and, even if you could, you would
> have one heck of a time hooking it up to the glass fiber ;-).

I have only used the USEN business plans and can attest to the fact
that you get a media converter and that is all. Actually if you plug
any DHCP client into the converter you will be assigned an IP from
your own block.

Regards, Keith