[geeks] Wiring question

Rick Hamell hamellr at gmail.com
Fri Mar 7 09:27:23 CST 2014


Depends on what the "lump-sum" is. In this day of wireless everything I 
don't see Cat6 being needed in the house.

On the other hand, if you're planning on selling the house in a couple 
of years it might be a selling point for some. It won't add any value to 
the house though.

On 3/7/14, 6:49 AM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> As I've mentioned before, I'm moving to TX this summer, and the builder is
> offering to upgrade all my in-wall wiring from Cat5e to Cat6 for a lump-sum
> fee, should I make the jump?
>
> I like the idea of having cable runs between my study & garage data rack
> that can handle 10G Ethernet, but honestly Cat5e strikes me as 'good
> enough'.
>
> I plan to have cable drops in each BR, media room, family room,
> study/office, and having upgraded Cat6 seems like the way to go - thoughts?
>
> Lionel
>
>

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