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I think for a house (small from an overall point of view), the cost of CAT6 would not be noticeable and will go 30 to 40 years with no big issue. &nbsp;dev09 - your choice on that one.
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From a security standpoint, I'd go for the fiber-optic and cat-5... avoid WiFi.
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John, I agree with you. &nbsp;It's crazy to not have WiFi these days and copper cabling makes sense with all the devices which require a wired connection.
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Like John said I would RUN cat 6, I would Have drop points on each floor for things like streaming tv as for wifi I like powerline, however a gracious ac in the $200+ range will suffice for the entire house
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Many thanks everyone for your most valuable input! Super appreciated! <br />
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I've decided on a combination of Wifi and Cat6. (May even look at Cat7) This way i'll have super fast wired and wireless solution.<br />
You're right, i can't avoid Wifi with all the modern wireless devices around we all have.<br />
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Pricing for a nice wireless AP, Cat6 cables and required equipment is all very affordable.<br />
In time the wireless world will only expand and AP's will get better for all home use, making it a very easy upgradable item.<br />
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Regards
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CAT 7 requires special equipment to make the terminations. You can to this, but CAT 6 will work fine. If you wish to use CAT 7 as a backbone, get a good installer to make the cable ends.<br />
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Thanks and good luck with your home.
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Hi all, &nbsp;my wife and I are in the process of building a new home, and am after any advise, design considerations or technical input into the best future-proof network to put in place (say 40 years+). 2 story home, &nbsp;thinking 9 to 10 points through out the house, also may run home security / cameras over it. I've never been let down by a good hardwired network - but wifi sure is amazing now. &nbsp;Considering more and more homes are being connected with Fibre Optic - would this also be a good internal option?<br />
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Options considering:<br />
- Cat 5e<br />
- Cat 6e<br />
- Fibre Optic<br />
- Wifi<br />
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Would love to hear any advice out there. &nbsp;Obvious Fibre Optic would be great, would require optic to ethernet adapters (for now) and may well cost a lot for routing/patch panelling. Cat cabling would be most efficient I would think. Maybe Wifi is all i need (perhaps with a booster/repeater - just to give some range)<br />
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Thanks in advance!
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Hi all,  my wife and I are in the process of building a new home, and am after any advise, design considerations or technical input into the best future-proof network to put in place (say 40 years+). 2 story home,  thinking 9 to 10 points through out the house, also may run home security / cameras over it. I've never been let down by a good hardwired network - but wifi sure is amazing now.  Considering more and more homes are being connected with Fibre Optic - would this also be a good internal option?

Options considering:
- Cat 5e
- Cat 6e
- Fibre Optic
- Wifi

Would love to hear any advice out there.  Obvious Fibre Optic would be great, would require optic to ethernet adapters (for now) and may well cost a lot for routing/patch panelling. Cat cabling would be most efficient I would think. Maybe Wifi is all i need (perhaps with a booster/repeater - just to give some range)

Thanks in advance!

New home network - best option for future proofing?

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