wireless or wired?

hd7950 · 9 Apr 2015 at 17:55

I'm building a new house and i'm wondering if it is worth having it wired up with ethernet sockets in all the rooms before the pasterboard goes on.
Atm i only have a 6mbps connection and the speed is the same for wireless and wired.
If i got fibre optic would i see a difference between the two?

Spudgun · 9 Apr 2015 at 17:56

If you are planning on staying in this house for more than 5 years or think you might stream video/audio between devices at any point in the future then go wired without hesitation.

Also consider it as it may add value to your house in the future

hp7909 · 9 Apr 2015 at 18:25

Wired up!

Ragnahex · 9 Apr 2015 at 18:38

put the wiring in! It isn't that expensive and you will curse yourself if you don't do it. Even if some places you don't even put a socket just have the cable in the wall (and marked on plans) so if you ever do find you need placement somewhere you have it. (speaking as a homeowner that has had to retro fit cabling it's a pain in the arse)

Rozzy85 · 9 Apr 2015 at 19:35

Wired all the way.

Steveocee · 9 Apr 2015 at 19:57

Wired.
6mb from outide but internally gigabit is very helpful

Evian · 9 Apr 2015 at 20:43

Should wire it, Always better.

DIABLO · 9 Apr 2015 at 21:04

100% ethernet

iCartlidge · 9 Apr 2015 at 22:00

Ethernet is way better than WiFi.

bledd · 10 Apr 2015 at 09:07

Wireless should only be used for light mobile browsing.
Powerline should never be used.

Wired

hd7950 · 10 Apr 2015 at 11:17

Okay it looks like everyone thinks i should have it wired so i think ill get it done.
Anyone got any tips for installing it, what cable to use etc? I heard you can't run it alongside electrical cable because of interference how sensitive is it to that?

C.R.A.Z.Y · 10 Apr 2015 at 13:28

Yeah it's always good practice to keep network and low voltage cables/circuits separate to prevent cross-talk/interference.
Personally I'd pay the little extra and install good quality CAT6 cables as it will allow for more headroom and give you more options than the slightly cheaper CAT5E (which can also run @ gigabit)

a1ex2001 · 10 Apr 2015 at 14:04

bledd. said:
Wireless should only be used for light mobile browsing.
Powerline should never be used.

Wired

Lol Bledd and his anti powerline stance!

Back on topic, if your having somwehere built or rewired then get the cat 6 in it is by far the best option but only if you don't have to retrofit it which is an absolute nightmare and only worth it for anything really critical!