Getting 1gb and of course Hub 5, advice on need to replace BT home extenders

[dougweller]

I've got the ordinary Whole Home, which works ok on 500m, but do I need the Premium? Or something else? I use ethernet cabling to connect to the living room for the tv and upstairs for my wife and am getting that upgraded. 

Thanks.

Doug

[Client62]

If the current Whole Home installation is working why touch any of it.

An extra 500Mb/s at the Hub is not going to make a jot of difference to your TVs or to most other WiFi kit when doing normal tasks.

[dougweller]

That  makes sense. I'm having someone to the ethernet rewiring anyway and they can test that.

[dougweller]

Seems as though Cat5 is still fine for 1gig.

Doug

[Client62 · Accepted solution]

CAT5 cables were made to about year 2001.

Possibly the cables are from 2001 or later and are CAT5e which is fine for 10/100/1000 Mb/s.

[dougweller]

They  must be then as they were installed about 2008. Thanks.

[jbrennand]

Unless the installer was using up some of their old stock 🙂

If they are Cat5e - then Cat5e will be printed on the cable sheathing.

Can you see or reveal any of it ?