I've had 50Mdown/8Mup VDSL for several years. I'm happy, it meets my Internet & IPTV & streaming needs. We're only a 2 person household w/ no gamers.
However .. Bell is decommissioning my landline & I can't get a clear answer if Dryloop would be an option going forward.
As I have a strong preference of staying with my Teksavvy TPIA (Third Party Internet Access), I've had 100Mdown/30Mup cable installed.
I have both Cable & VDSL running concurrently for the moment.
So while my Cable Down/Up speeds are per spec, why is IPTV, even still images, better & of more consistent quality on my 50M VDSL than my 100M Cable? The quality of my cable IPTV seems to fluctuate up&down while I'm watching whereas VDSL is better & more consistent.
I'm running IPTV via the Teksavvy TekTV app. I can run on both Firestick 4K & Chromecast for Google TV.
Here's my cable modem/router HITRON CODA-4680 stats (note: the installers have already put in a brand new thicker cable to improve my stats)
Here's a detailed VDSL (SmartRG SR516AC) vs Cable (HITRON CODA-4680) stats comparison. (collection done while ethernet connected, 7am with no other inhouse activity)
https://i.postimg.cc/J7SL6X39/VDSL-vs-Cable-compare.jpg
Do the router & comparison stats give any hints on why the cable IPTV isn't as good as the VDSL? If there, can these issues be fixed?
I understand VDSL is a a pseudo direct connection whereas cable is a shared service .. but i have to believe one can get better cable IPTV than i'm currently getting.
All ideas, considerations welcome .. Thanks in advance.
However .. Bell is decommissioning my landline & I can't get a clear answer if Dryloop would be an option going forward.
As I have a strong preference of staying with my Teksavvy TPIA (Third Party Internet Access), I've had 100Mdown/30Mup cable installed.
I have both Cable & VDSL running concurrently for the moment.
So while my Cable Down/Up speeds are per spec, why is IPTV, even still images, better & of more consistent quality on my 50M VDSL than my 100M Cable? The quality of my cable IPTV seems to fluctuate up&down while I'm watching whereas VDSL is better & more consistent.
I'm running IPTV via the Teksavvy TekTV app. I can run on both Firestick 4K & Chromecast for Google TV.
Here's my cable modem/router HITRON CODA-4680 stats (note: the installers have already put in a brand new thicker cable to improve my stats)
Here's a detailed VDSL (SmartRG SR516AC) vs Cable (HITRON CODA-4680) stats comparison. (collection done while ethernet connected, 7am with no other inhouse activity)
https://i.postimg.cc/J7SL6X39/VDSL-vs-Cable-compare.jpg
Do the router & comparison stats give any hints on why the cable IPTV isn't as good as the VDSL? If there, can these issues be fixed?
I understand VDSL is a a pseudo direct connection whereas cable is a shared service .. but i have to believe one can get better cable IPTV than i'm currently getting.
All ideas, considerations welcome .. Thanks in advance.
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