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Originally Posted by sethwas
So with that in mind, in a modern home, the perspective going in is ethernet is just used strictly as a way to get networked devices off the wifi. Wifi becomes a crutch for devices you simply can't connect. Ethernet is not something that gets congested any more, however wireless gets congested still.
So if you have a TV, wire it. They don't move. If you have a nightstand speaker, wire it, because it doesn't move (hide the jack behind the bed so you are flexible). Same for printers (especially printers, they choke wifi the worst) and any other device you can think of that just sits in its place etc. (desktop PC comes to mind or gaming system).
The more devices you can eliminate from the wireless the cleaner the service to the remaining devices that have no option but to be on wifi.
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Yeah man! This is my philosophy too. I've had more than a few people look at me a little sideways but I still go with "if it can be wired, wire it."
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Originally Posted by zx10guy
I'm of the mindset that if you're wiring new why waste the opportunity to ensure you don't have to go back into the walls at a later date to update the cabling?
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Not to disagree but to provide a point of perspective; I wired my house in the early 2000's with then-state-of-the-art Cat 5e. People asked me why I didn't run fiber. Almost twenty years of bandwidth explosion later and I still don't regret not running fiber.
I totally agree that if Cat 6e is a small percentage more than Cat 6, spend the money. Maybe the rule of thumb should be "run the best ethernet available at a reasonable price."