[ale] Fiber optic ethernet

[rb211 at tds.net (William Bagwell)]

Ballpark on having fiber terminated 30 miles outside the permiter? 1,000' 
spool of bulk is about the same price as a 500' pre-terminated so if I go 
this route I could have a built in spare.

William

On Thursday 28 February 2013, John Pilman wrote:
> My experience with fiber is from work. ?I would be cautious of trying to
> pull terminated fiber through too small of a conduit. ?If you break the
> fiber then you're out the $200 and have to start over. ?I would consider
> contracting someone to put terminations on after you pull the cable, then
> use shorter jumper cables to your equipment. ?Pre-terminated cables have
> strain relief ends, un-terminated cables do not. ?So try to avoid the
> temptation to pull un-terminated cable, then add terminations and connect
> directly to the equipment.