I signed a contract for "FLET'S Hikari Next Giga Family" that realized high -speed communication of "1Gbps"

The communication speed of the mobile phone has been improved, and communication that exceeds 100Mbps has appeared in the nominally nominal, and if it is simply a theoretical value, it is the same as the optical fiber service for 100 Mbps for home.Nevertheless, mobile phones have a restriction on communication capacity, such as up to 7GB per month, so it is difficult to use as a home main line.

After all, if you use the Internet at home, a fixed line is the best.If it's a fixed line, you don't have to worry about the communication capacity even if you watch a 4K -quality YouTube video, send a high -quality video file, download a large -capacity game and play.

In addition, optical fiber services are also increasing.One of them is the "FLET'S Hikari Next Giga Family/Giga Mansion Smart Type", which was offered by NTT East in July.It is a service that realizes a high -speed communication of about 1Gbps, the maximum, both down and going up.I actually signed the service and checked the usability, so let me introduce it.

The speed is in the 1Gbps class !! But the monthly fee is almost the same amount

My home is a detached house in Chiba Prefecture, so I signed a contract this time.Until now, the same NTT East Japan has been using "B FLET'S" with a maximum of 100Mbps, and there was no significant dissatisfaction with the communication speed, but I chose to achieve a further high -speed environment.FLET'S Hikari Next Giga Family ".

This time, when subscribing to the FLET'S Hikari Next Giga Family, the first thing I was worried about was the usage fee (hereinafter all listed excluding tax).The monthly usage fee for the service is 5,700 yen, but various discount services can be used.On the premise of continuous use for two years, the monthly fee is used for the use of "Nennari", which is discounted by 700 yen per month, and 100 points (1st year) provided by "FLET'S Hikari Members Club" subscriber.The usage fee can be reduced.In addition, initial costs such as construction costs are incurred.For details, check the company website.

In my case, it was only about 400 yen higher than B FLET'S I used so far.Even if the upper limit of the communication speed was greatly improved, the price was up to a few!

When the application is completed, it is opened.In the case of the writer, simply replace the previous optical line terminal device (ONU) with a giga family compatible and connect to the optical fiber in the house.It was completed in about 30 minutes.I was worried about the great construction, but it was unnecessary.

Once the construction is completed, you can finally experience the high -speed communication of "FLET'S Hikari Next Giga Family".In addition, ONU (line terminal end equipment) integrated router "PR-500KI" will be provided for users of the service.In my case, I already had a Gigabit Ethernet compatible router, but I decided to use the existing router in bridge mode and use it as a hub because the LAN port was running out.

The PR-500KI has four LAN ports compatible with gigabit Ethernet on the back, and can be wired up to four wired connections.It is also possible to build a Wi-Fi environment by inserting a wireless LAN card into the main unit.

When installing a PR-500KI, the LAN cable I would like to pay attention to.When connecting to a wired, it is necessary to use a LAN cable that supports a 1 gigabit/second "Gigabit Ethernet".The LAN cable has multiple products according to the Ethernet standard, and each is classified in categories.Of these, Gigabit supports category 5e, category 6, and category 7.This time, I connected the LAN cable of Category 7.It should be noted that the LAN port on the computer side also needs to support Gigabit Ethernet.

Communication speed is amazing! 4K videos are easy to play

This time, the author is directly connected to the PR-500KI and a self-made machine compatible with Gigabit Ethernet in the Category 7 LAN cable.I checked the usability in this environment.

The first thing I tried was the speed measurement tool of the "service information site" of NTT East.In the test to measure the communication speed via NGN (next -generation network), we measured three times with the same tool and calculated the average value.As a result, the average down speed is 572.It was 73Mbps, as expected, the maximum value was almost 1Gbps, but it is still a surprising speed.

Next, I checked the speed in the communication speed measurement service "Radish Network Speed Testing".This is the average 413 down.57Mbps, an average of 486.9Mbps.The tool also recorded the communication speed of over 400Mbps.When I measured it with "B FLET'S" before the introduction of "FLET'S Hikari Next Giga Family", the descent was about 70Mbps and the uphill was about 71Mbps, so it is definitely high.

Next, I played 4K videos on YouTube.In my environment, I was able to play smoothly without stopping the video by reading.The specifications of the personal computer itself can be used, so it cannot be said unconditionally, but it seems that 4K streaming can be played without any problems.In addition, videos of the high -definition image quality of the video distribution service "Hulu" could be used without any problems.

Next, I created a file of about 1GB (1,073,751,824 bytes) for the communication speed test, and tried uploading and downloading the online storage service to "Dropbox".The result is only about 30 seconds until the upload ends.The download of the uploaded file is about 20 seconds, which is also fast.

1Gbps, which is particularly effective with tablets

I think many people build a Wi-Fi environment at home and connect smartphones and tablets.So I tried to measure the communication speed by connecting the PR-500KI and the smartphone/tablet to the Wi-Fi.

The PR-500KI wireless LAN function is IEEE802.Support 11a/B/G/N/AC.Approximately 11 compared to 11n of 600Mbps (theoretical value).The feature is that it supports the next -generation standard "11ac" that achieves a 5 -fold speed (maximum value).Similarly, if you use a smartphone or tablet that supports 11ac, you can fully demonstrate the ability of the same standard.

I immediately measured the speed with my smartphone "Xperia ZL2 SOL25" and the tablet "Galaxy Tab S" (both models for 11ac).

The result was 150-160 Mbps, and the Galaxy Tab S recorded a speed exceeding 350Mbps at the Xperia ZL2 SOL25.Such a high -speed environment is perfect for using a video service for smartphones -so I played the 1440p video of the YouTube app for Android devices, but I was able to watch it comfortably.In the Wi-Fi environment, it can be said that you can experience the ability of "about 1Gbps".

In addition, the communication speed was measured on the iPhone 5s that does not support 11ac.The result is the speed that never appeared in the previous B FLET'S.On the downhill, it was quite fast with more than 90Mbps, and it was more than 70Mbps even on the climb.

By the way, in this article, we have introduced the usability of "FLET'S Hikari Next Giga Family".The advantage of the service is that the speed is fast anyway!Of course, because it is affected by the connection destination server and line speed, it cannot be said that any service will be fast, but the speed of "about 1Gbps" is exactly the communication speed at a "experience level".

In addition, the point is that a reasonable usage fee is set while achieving speeding up.Even if users who are already using other optical fiber services have switched to "FLET'S Hikari Next", the monthly fee will not jump up.By using discount services, etc., it is possible to sign up for "FLET'S Hikari Next Giga Family" for the same usage fee.Of course, I would also recommend it to those who have newly contracted optical fiber services.

This is the perfect service for those who want to enjoy video distribution services in a good environment as much as possible, those who use web storage services frequently, and online game players.Of course, the communication speed itself will be faster, so you can use social services such as regular websites, Twitter and Facebook, so please consider introducing them.