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Some questions: 1. Would you need two of them at a $430 cost for this? 2. If so would the person be much better with alternative solutions like fixed wireless or Ethernet-VDSL2 conversion that would deliver much better performance at this price point?
A few years ago, revk (owner of an ISP in the UK) did ADSL over wet string: https://www.revk.uk/2017/12/its-official-adsl-works-over-wet...
The price for two modems and the cable is just under $120
What’s the best way to do this underwater? I need to go across a lake about 1km.
What’s the best way to do this underwater? I need to go across a lake about 1km.
It seems that single mode fiber is king for long distance cable runs now, nevermind that it can push gigabits. What kind of cable would this be and is it actually much cheaper? My impression is that most cost of cabling now is the labor to run it as opposed to the medium, but I'm a neophyte for sure.
Bandwidth isn't the only consideration: you can deliver power over copper:
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Wait, can DSL modems talk to each other instead of a DSLAM line card?
Not a traditional dsl modem, but these work well using dsl technology: https://www.amazon.com/Tupavco-Ethernet-Extender-Kit-Repeate...
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> Any application requiring a simple, low cost, robust connection between physically disparate devices At $195 it's definitely not low cost.
What's the difference in price between 1km of fiber vs 1km or single pair wire? It might play a role in this solution being cheaper than immediately apparent.
For example: I/O fiber is about 0.10 cents a foot or less for 2 fiber cable. (12 fiber is only 20 cents a foot).
OSP gel-filled direct burial is 0.55 cents a foot or less for 2 fiber cable. (12 fiber is only 65 cents). This is micro-armored OSP cable, resistant to chewing/damage as well.
Basic 18 awg single pair shielded direct burial wire is about 0.80 cents a foot. Can't even find a non-expensive armored version
10km single fiber transceivers at 10gbps are 40 bucks.
10km dual fiber transceivers at 10gbps at 29 bucks.
It would be much cheaper, more effective, and a better result to just use fiber for 1km here.
You could easily bury 12 fiber cable and use it for the price you will pay to use single-twisted-pair.
A few years ago, revk (owner of an ISP in the UK) did ADSL over wet string: https://www.revk.uk/2017/12/its-official-adsl-works-over-wet...