[Solved] Comparing 1GB Netia and UPC: Contract Expiry, GCB Complaints, Arris TG3442 Modem, and HBO TV

I'm running out of contract in upc and I'm thinking of switching to 1Gb. I know upc, I had no problems with the net myself, but I saw the complaints of those who have GCB
Netia - I do not know, I have a rather negative image about them, but I have seen that many people recommend only that the optical fiber for me would be on aster links, probably with the arris tg3442 modem
For this tv + hbo. Price - it depends on what UPC proposes - I assume that it is similar because in UPC I have a netia business
From the requirements I need port forwarding and bridge + little public ip and trouble-free net

So for peasant reason, why change what is good? Personally, I have always had bad associations with Netia, the more so because I used to provide some services for them.

UPC - "fiber optic" Internet on coaxial cable, here you will always have a weak upload (DOCSIC technology)
Netia - offers the Internet ETTH, FTTH, but also NFC (just DOCSIS) depending on your place of residence. In HFC the upload is weak (worse than in UPC), in ETTH or FTTH it is much bigger than in UPC.
There are voices that UPC has terribly crazy routing

Worse upload than upc? I have hfc and the hotline said that upload 100M, in upc I would have 60M
Voices say orange has a pretty good routing, upc is fine, netia is the best

Netia HFC 1Gbps Download, 50 Mbps Upload.
The 100 Mbps upload is for ETTH / FTTH
https://www.netia.pl/getmedia/19e24f7f-082e-4...d6-59c3392e58d0/parametry_jakosciowe_internet

UPC upload 40Mbps for Download 1Gbps
https://www.upc.pl/internet/kup-internet/internet-1000-z-tv-start/

@ floriders300
You compare 2 different technologies (HFC to FTTH) - what's the point?

Kocurek, read with understanding.
The author wrote that Netia is able to offer an HFC link. I wrote that the HFC upload will be weak.

The author claims that the consultant said that in HFC he will get 100Mb / s upload, which is not true (such upload only in ETTH or FTTH).

floriders300 wrote:

read with understanding.

Read what exactly (in parentheses) I referred to.
If you had not mentioned FTTH there, I would not have raised the issue.

floriders300 wrote:

The author wrote that Netia is able to offer an HFC link. I wrote that the HFC upload will be weak.
The author claims that the consultant said that in HFC he will get 100Mb / s upload, which is not true (such upload only in ETTH or FTTH).

It depends on what the operator offers and not on this particular technology - D3.1 full duplex and both sides of the 10Gb coax.
And behind the door is already D4.0.

In addition, comparing different operators - you know that Vectra already has an HFC 2Gb / 100Mb link, but what if only in Warsaw and probably only on a few streets, but it does.

With fixed-line (cable) internet, you have to choose what's within reach.

You can report to any operator with a request to connect the services (it does not matter who was before) - the only problem is that although the law allows it, everyone will pull their cables and therefore the area of operation.
In addition, for TV in UPC, you can take a Horizon decoder, you can take a CI + module (years are in DOCSIS in DVB-C), and you can take an Apollo decoder (it's already years on the Internet in DOCSIS).
Netia has everything on the Internet on optical fiber, and this is different.

In general, at the Author's place, if he is satisfied, leave what was.

I had Vectre before and 2GB is available with me, but they are not very attractive in terms of price.
In general, I would not even think about netia but their net has surprisingly good opinions / slightly better hardware than upc / black flat router / cheaper. I will verify this 100M upload, I suppose that it may actually be 50 because their website has changed and it is 50 at my address - I think that after my conversation with the technician it was updated
Upc upload to 60M because I have a business tariff, apparently in neti I can give my tax identification number, which would realistically lower my bill, and all this upc instead of automatically offering a transition to an indefinite contract at the same price, now forces me to analyze and choose

berndetto wrote:

In general, I would not even think about netia but their net has surprisingly good opinions / slightly better hardware than upc / black flat router / cheaper.

In UPC you write that you have a business - you have a permanent public IP?

As for Netia, find out if you have a public IP with them, not to mention constant light - nice router and price, but what about how the problems will remain.

KOCUREK1970 wrote:

In UPC you write that you have a business - you have a permanent public IP?

Public yes, it has not changed for 2 years, there is an additional fee of PLN 10 for a permanent one

@berndetto
So don't look at the price, don't look at the hardware and look at what you get.

If you want Netia, find out what about this public IP - then using the net in a more advanced way is more strategic than whether the modem is black and the offer is attractive in terms of price.

I stayed on UPC, Netia after my call and talking to the technician updated the page and changed the upload from 100 to 50, in UPC I have 60