Your Internet connection has become too slow "> Better, cheaper, faster and more reliable ADSL and home fiber Internet offers Differences between fiber optic technologies
Optical fiber does not identify a single technology, which is why operators often speak generally of "optical fiber" without specifying the type of technology that will be used for your apartment.
The fiber optic technologies currently obtainable are:
1) FTTH: this abbreviation identifies the best technology for the fiber optic connection.
The new cable comes from the telephone exchange to your home instead of the old telephone socket, bringing the new generation technology into the modem.
Getting this type of fiber is more difficult because additional work is required to run the cable inside your home and a free and available fiber optic cable is obviously required, therefore not assigned to anyone else.
If you can get this type of connection, the speeds are really very high: it goes from a minimum of 100 Megabits per second up to 1000 Megabits per second (the Gigabit connection).
2) FTTC, FTTCab, FTTS or VDSL : With these abbreviations you identify the fiber optic technology that goes "up to the road", that is, up to the distribution cabinet for telephone cables present in every street or neighborhood.
The fiber optic cable is passed through the cabinet in a special device that allows you to connect several classic copper cables (the famous twisted pairs) to the fiber optic cables.
In a nutshell with this technology, the optical fiber reaches the nearest closet, then arrives at your home with the classic telephone cable (usually with a limit of no more than 500 meters).
For this type of optical fiber, work is not required to get the cable home, the old telephone socket is sufficient (always if the wardrobe is reached by optical fiber).
This "hybrid" technology is the easiest to obtain and allows you to still reach interesting speeds (up to 200 Megabits per second) even if the use of the copper cable increases interference and disturbances by setting the average speed around 50-60 Megabits. per second (depending on the zone, the distance from the cabinet and the number of active connections in the cabinet).
Check coverage and fiber optic offers
Now that you know what fiber optic technologies are, I will show you the sites you can use to check internet coverage in Italy at the home address for the operator you have chosen.
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TIM coverage
TIM has brought optical fiber practically everywhere with unprecedented network development plans: hard not to see all the new cabinets with the area reserved for optical fiber above!
You can check if you are covered by TIM's optical fiber (with any technology) using the following link -> TIM optical fiber coverage
Click on the ADSL and fiber coverage menu and enter your address to find out if you are covered by TIM's optical fiber.
To find the best TIM fiber optic offer, just click here -> TIM fiber optic offers
Vodafone coverage
Vodafone has also invested heavily in optical fiber, placing its cables in large cities and renting the one already present in smaller cities to offer VDSL.
You can check if you are covered by TIM's optical fiber (with any technology) using the following link -> Vodafone optical fiber coverage
Open this site and enter the region, province and city to check if you are covered by Vodafone fiber optic services.
If your city is present you will also be shown the maximum speed you can reach.
To find the best offer for Vodafone optical fiber, just click here -> Offers Vodafone optical fiber
Fastweb coverage
This operator was the first to bring optical fiber to Italy and now boasts one of the best covers, especially if you live in large cities.
In addition to its fiber optic cables, it also offers FTTS connectivity by renting the cables placed by TIM.
You can check if you are covered by TIM's optical fiber (with any technology) using the following link -> Fastweb optical fiber coverage
On the page that opens, enter the data of your municipality and your way to find out immediately if you are covered by one of Fastweb's fiber optic services.
To find the best Fastweb fiber optic offer, just click here -> Fastweb fiber optic offers
Coverage Infostrada
Infostrada offers fiber through the agreement with ENEL and the Open Fiber project. It is not currently present in many cities, but you can check the presence of optical fiber in your area yourself by visiting the following site -> Fiber optic coverage Infostrada
Once the site is open, just enter the information requested on the region, province and city (if you already have a landline number you can enter it to make the search more precise, otherwise just enter the address in the field I want a new phone line ).
To find the best Infostrada fiber optic offer, just click here -> Infostrada fiber optic offers
Coverage Tiscali
This operator offers fiber optic technology both with the lines purchased in collaboration with ENEL Open Fiber and with the lines leased by TIM. Coverage is significantly lower than competitors, but subscription prices are competitive.
You can check the coverage for this operator from the following site -> Tiscali fiber optic coverage
In the fields provided on the site that I recommended, enter the data of the city and the street where you live to find out if you are covered by Tiscali optical fiber.
To find the best offer for Tiscali optical fiber, just click here -> Offers Tiscali optical fiber
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Configure fiber optic offers
Now that you have seen which technologies you can take advantage of and how to check if you are reached by optical fiber, I will show you how to find the best offer for your needs.SOS Rates
The first site you can use to find the best fiber optic offers is SOSTariffe, reachable at the following link -> SOSTariffe
Open the page that I recommended and select the buttons to customize the offer, taking care to always select the Fiber optic button (you can choose the rest of the options).
Pay particular attention to the activation costs, to any constraints (usually 24 months, but there may be deferred costs over a longer period of time) and the accepted payment methods (many accept only current account or credit card).
Facile.it
The savings site offers an entire section reserved for users who want to find the best fiber optic offers. You can reach the dedicated page from here -> fiber optic Facile.it
Open the site, click on Compare offers and a new page will open where you can immediately insert some data useful for obtaining a personalized offer.
Enter the required data (including an email address) and click on Go to comparison to immediately see the offers.
If you already have an Internet operator, you can enter it in the information window, so as to immediately obtain a calculation on the monthly savings.
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