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Halcyon · 30-10-2011, 18:08

Dont worry about a loss in signal. Unless you are going for some long length of 70 to 100 metres then you will see a difference but anything less you won't notice it.

There is no point in CAT6 at the moment unless you really want to future proof your installation for the future but right now and for quite some time CAT5 will be absolutely fine.
I buy mine from CPC and sometimes from CableUniverse.

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You won't be able to tell any speed difference at 15-20 metres.

30-10-2011, 18:08	#6
Halcyon Hello ! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere Services: Sky, AppleTV, Netflix Posts: 16,789	Re: What Kind of Ethernet Cable is best? Dont worry about a loss in signal. Unless you are going for some long length of 70 to 100 metres then you will see a difference but anything less you won't notice it. There is no point in CAT6 at the moment unless you really want to future proof your installation for the future but right now and for quite some time CAT5 will be absolutely fine. I buy mine from CPC and sometimes from CableUniverse. ---------- Post added at 17:08 ---------- Previous post was at 17:07 ---------- You won't be able to tell any speed difference at 15-20 metres. __________________ . -