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pc club guy · 03-26-2005, 02:28 AM

im so happy im getting 1.5 - 3.0 adsl soon

im just wondering what is the difference between cat-5 and cat-6 cables--???

im making a home network and i need a wireless card for my laptop but i dont know anything about these things is this a good card?> 2wire

cell4me · 03-26-2005, 02:41 AM

Congrates...I upgraded my service I use to get 1.2mbps download speeds and since upgrade I now am getting 2.5mbps

red onion · 03-27-2005, 05:25 AM

CAT-5 is standard networking cable, capable of 100Mhz speeds. CAT-6 may go up to 400Mhz.
If it is the same price as CAT-5, get the CAT-6; it will last longer into the future, especially if it is going into the walls.

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03-26-2005, 02:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
cell4me banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 1,486	Congrates...I upgraded my service I use to get 1.2mbps download speeds and since upgrade I now am getting 2.5mbps

03-27-2005, 05:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
red onion Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Quebéc, Canada Age: 39 Posts: 544	CAT-5 is standard networking cable, capable of 100Mhz speeds. CAT-6 may go up to 400Mhz. If it is the same price as CAT-5, get the CAT-6; it will last longer into the future, especially if it is going into the walls.