Why is FTTP (or FTTH) in my community limited to only 24 megabit internet?

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@md_sanjose wrote:

I was a bit surprised when I moved recently that my new home, with fiber to the home, is limited to 24 megabit internet, but the old house, on a really long, copper loop, with pair bonding, can get the power tier?  That seems borderline nonsensical.  What gives?

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Recently FTTP was limited to 18M internet, so consider yourself lucky it's raised to 24M.

That's just what ATT has figured out to do on fibre to the pedestal.  😉

Chris
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@md_sanjose wrote:

I was a bit surprised when I moved recently that my new home, with fiber to the home, is limited to 24 megabit internet, but the old house, on a really long, copper loop, with pair bonding, can get the power tier?  That seems borderline nonsensical.  What gives?

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There are two different fiber technologies in use by AT&T: BPON and GPON.  BPON was used in their early fiber projects and is being replaced by GPON.  If your home has a BPON ONT, then you're limited to 24 Mbps HSI.

If your area supports GPON, then you can disconnect your account and have them install a GPON ONT and get Power.  Then there's the few isolated areas getting Gigapower.

I have this same problem.  Our neighborhood was wired with Fiber to the Home by SBC's Project Lightspeed.  We've had U-verse since around 2008.  Yet we are only able to get 18Mbps and recently, 24.