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Old 19-04-2012, 22:55   #1607
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Re: Virgin Media to Double Broadband Speed

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Originally Posted by Kymmy View Post
So pray tell us why CAT5 sucks? Within 100m it'll still do gigabit..
it might do it but it isnt supposed to. I am sure cat5 is rated for 100mbit and cate for 1gbit. The way things are going these days with gigabit NICs and gigabit switches it makes sense to use ensure all your hardware operating at the physcial layer is rated for the same speed to avoid any problems.
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