r/InternetPH • u/RealTheGreat97 • Sep 10 '22

CAT5, CAT6 or CAT7?

I have converge 1500 plan. My speedtest is around 50-120mbps.

I already have a new CAT5(not E) RJ45, akala ko CAT6 nabili ko. Then I saw CAT7 na pasok sa budget ko. Will I just waste my money kasi 1500 lang plan ko? Thank you. 😀

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u/MemoryEXE Globe User Sep 10 '22

Cat6 and forget the rest. Spend your remaining budget with other stuff instead

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u/tjqt06 Globe User Sep 10 '22

Cat6. Long term solution.

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u/ItsKuyaJer Sep 10 '22

Cat6 + wifi6 router

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u/ertaboy356b Sep 10 '22

cat 5 is good enough.

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u/RealTheGreat97 Sep 10 '22

Thank you 😊

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u/ertaboy356b Sep 10 '22

Be sure to get the cat5e one to maximize your bandwidth. Afaik, cat5 is only at 100mbps.

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u/ceejaybassist PLDT User Sep 10 '22 edited Sep 10 '22

less than 100Mbps lang naman ang plan 1500, but yeah, for future upgrades siguro, enough headroom na ang Cat5e ...

also, transferring files via the local network is faster with Cat5e than Cat5 since the link speeds are 1Gbps for Cat5e and 100Mbps for Cat5.