My neighborhood is supposed to be getting a BIG upgrade this year from our current 2-4 Mbps DSL to 1 Gig fiber. So there is a lot of talk around what will be needed in-home to maximize the use of potentially 1,000 Mbps bandwidth.
One topic was upgrading the home's cabling or at least from the ONT to your computer, router or switch to CAT 7 Ethernet since it is spec'd to handle way more than 1 Gig. But I'm reading that CAT 6 and even CAT 5e may be more than sufficient. Additional cost aside, would using CAT 7 for even short spans be considered overkill or good future-proofing? Thoughts on that?
Also, has anyone had any experience using the "FLAT" Ethernet cables like this?
Jadaol Cat 7 Ethernt Cable
There may be situations where some people would prefer not to pay to have new cable fished and this is sometimes marketed as an option for running along baseboards and walls as a less noticeable option.
I've never known anyone to use flat Ethernet and wonder if they would meet specification and actually offer the rated throughput.
One topic was upgrading the home's cabling or at least from the ONT to your computer, router or switch to CAT 7 Ethernet since it is spec'd to handle way more than 1 Gig. But I'm reading that CAT 6 and even CAT 5e may be more than sufficient. Additional cost aside, would using CAT 7 for even short spans be considered overkill or good future-proofing? Thoughts on that?
Also, has anyone had any experience using the "FLAT" Ethernet cables like this?
Jadaol Cat 7 Ethernt Cable
There may be situations where some people would prefer not to pay to have new cable fished and this is sometimes marketed as an option for running along baseboards and walls as a less noticeable option.
I've never known anyone to use flat Ethernet and wonder if they would meet specification and actually offer the rated throughput.