Re: Cat5e Advantages

["none" <none@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Pete,

Your electrician should be wiring your house to the ANSI/TIA/EIA-570B
standard (Residential Telecommunications Infrastructure) which recommends
Cat5e as a minimum.

I think some local codes even require it.

The price difference between Cat3 and Cat5e is small (the labor cost is the
same), so you might as well install the current standard and future-proof
your new home. Probably the only advantage at the moment for the average
consumer is it is better for DSL and Home Phoneline Networking.

(While not the greatest comparison, I would compare this to people who had
RG-59 coax cabling instead of RG-6 and now want digital cable, cable modems,
satellite, etc.)

<duh_ster@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1147663929.937855.257370@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> We're building a new house, and the electrical guy is pushing us to use
> Cat5e for all of the phones.  Just wanted to know: are there any
> advantages to using Cat5e just for phones?  I can understand using it
> for computers, but is it really worth it to use it for phones?
>
> TIA,
> Pete
>



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