BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 18 days agoISP tricked customers about fiber optics being used in their internet service, German court rules — 'full fiber' customers found to have 'last mile' copper connectionswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1151arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkISP tricked customers about fiber optics being used in their internet service, German court rules — 'full fiber' customers found to have 'last mile' copper connectionswww.tomshardware.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 18 days agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
It is technically fiber optic, but the connection between the home and the distribution box still relies on copper cables.
minus-squareadarza@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·18 days agothe cable company here does the same thing. calls it ‘fiber’ but delivers it via coax from the pole or a distribution box down the street.
minus-squaresidebro@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·18 days agoKinda the same here in Sweden, but at least they call it fibercoax
the cable company here does the same thing. calls it ‘fiber’ but delivers it via coax from the pole or a distribution box down the street.
Kinda the same here in Sweden, but at least they call it fibercoax