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We put in cat5e (is cat6 the best?) when got our house built.
I'm wondering now what the point was. Why not just get a wireless hub or switch?
I would recommend doing it, i plan to wire my two bed apt to Cat5 why, because Wireless is fine as along as you and your neighbours use a differant channel on it, there are only three completly seperate ones, so if next do puts there wireless on the same as your it will cause conflict, second security. Wireless does not have enough bandwidth for HD Streaming etc, if you ever get to the stage where you want to transfare a file over wireless that is anyway large so 600mbps then be prepared to wait.
Next, all Games consols now have Ethernet (Wired Network), You can distribute your phone by it and your basically future proofing your home, i have two games consoles and two pcs and a wireless acccess point, at home, all share the same files off a Network Harddrive, meaning i don't need to have anyone thing on all the time to get my music etc....
I am an IT Tech but now a days these sort of things are becomming more and more common.
And while the walls are being done put in the cables, although i would say at least you would want one point for each wall point, the coax idea above is also very good.
Wireless is grand for web browsing and email, thats it. And remember, the more wireless devices you put into your house, and your neighbours do, the more likely it is to degrade. Rule of thumb for me, is always avoid using wireless where you can.
OhPinchy;621582it will be a long time before wireless is capable of streaming HD TV around a concrete built house.[/quote said:+1 And consideration needs to be given to the amount of foil in many new houses that are well insulated. It really causes problems with coverage both in and around the house.
Take a .H264 Bluray DVD rip at 1080p and try stream that around your house. Now try have someone in the kitchen playing internet radio at the same time, and throw in someone browsing the web or watching Youtube on a laptop. That's the future and to be honest even CAT5e might struggle with that so CAT6 is what you need to future-proof.the wireless signal beams around at full strength
A family?who does all those things in their house at the same time in all fairness
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