2 gig Fiber
Frontier is now offering 2 gig service in my area. I've been using Blue+ and capped at 500 (I've got 200/200 fiber.. I know, old school). As a total plug and play novice with my device, but understanding it's limits.. it might be time for Purple or Gold upgrade if I upgrade my fiber speed. I've read that Gold can handle up to 3 gig's (is that data in or just calculations)? I've also read that like Purple it might be capped at 1 gig? I know that Gold is total overkill for me and what I use it for (basics), but if it can handle the two gigs coming in that would be great. But if they are both capped at 1 gig maybe I save money going with 1 gig upgrade to fiber and purple. Thoughts? (side note: I don't "need" 2 gigs, but it would be a nice to have). Thanks for clarifying things for simplton me.
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Does your modem support link bonding? or link aggregation? if it does, then you can get pretty close to 2Gbit https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/4409583011091-Link-Aggregation-Groups-LAG-
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2 Gbps is overkill unless you have networking gear with 2.5/5/10 Gbps ports. Guessing this is a fibre connection into the home, with an Ethernet patch cable from the ONT (fibre terminal) to the router. I've yet to see an ONT with multiple Ethernet ports, so you can't use LACP between the ONT and router, meaning your router needs a 2.5+ Gbps port. None of the Firewalla products support that.
Unless you are running into throughput issues and the 200 Mbps link is actually bottlenecking your traffic, save your money for other fun stuff. :) If you really need a faster link, then upgrade to 500 Mbps (max the Blue+ supports). If that still bottlenecks you, then you upgrade to 1 Gbps and get a Purple.
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