Going From Cable to Fibre - embracing the optical network world for internet access

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Cable is now going obsolete, and those cable points in your home will become redundant soon. But you still want internet access and for those reliant on cable to provide this, what are your options?
Your new internet provider will firstly need to create an ONT in your home, and if you aren't familar with this term, do read up first on the net or my past posts:
https://peteswrite.blogspot.com/2019/01/setting-up-mesh-network-in-your-home.html

 https://peteswrite.blogspot.com/2012/10/open-net-tips-and-info-on-installation.html
Most providers will do this for free if your home isn't already fibre enabled. Otherwise it can run into a couple of hundred dollars to do this. Check for offers.

So you need to decide where to place this ONT. Choose a point which is high up and close to the rest of the home.

From this point, you will need either a cabled solution or wifi.
For the latter, your mileage may vary. If your home is small, has few walls and your Modem & Router are high up, chances are, you can get at least three bars for wifi reception. Speeds will vary accordingly. 

If you get poor wifi reception, you may need to create more access points, at least one in each room if possible.

You can then consider three options:

1- if you are doing a full renovation, do consider adding LAN points with Cat 6 cables in each room. I have more than one point in some rooms and I still feel it's inadequate.
2- you can use the existing analogue phone points and convert them to Cat 5 capable LAN points. BTO cabling was the company I used.
3- use EOOC from Starhub - a system which runs LAN via the original coaxial Starhub cable points, which can also be found throughout the house.

LAN speeds will always be faster than the other solutions, but you will need to know your own needs, eg are you streaming 4k TV or just doing basic internet surfing and emails.

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