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Old 10-19-2021, 07:33 AM
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Moving into a new home and would like to have Cat6 run to various rooms in the home. Looking for someone that can do a professional and clean job. Probably looking at 5 locations back to a central point. Thanks in advance.
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IMHO, look into wireless solution, you will save a lot of money. Work in the attic is miserable, I refuse todo that even for myself. If however you absolutely need CAT 5 wiring, Galaxy can do this. You will need to think about your wiring layout and where you will be placing your router. Generally this wiring is run the the garage, not necessarily the best location for a router.

Our computers, printers and newer TVs are all wireless, so easy setup and no wires.
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IMHO, look into wireless solution, you will save a lot of money. Work in the attic is miserable, I refuse todo that even for myself. If however you absolutely need CAT 5 wiring, Galaxy can do this. You will need to think about your wiring layout and where you will be placing your router. Generally this wiring is run the the garage, not necessarily the best location for a router.

Our computers, printers and newer TVs are all wireless, so easy setup and no wires.
Thanks, Galaxy did the wiring in the house initially and I'll be meeting with them.

Wireless is great for lots of devices but when you are streaming, nothing beats a hard wire. Instead of sharing the connection with all the other wired devices you get a dedicated connection to the router. So I plan on doing both....
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Thanks, Galaxy did the wiring in the house initially and I'll be meeting with them.

Wireless is great for lots of devices but when you are streaming, nothing beats a hard wire. Instead of sharing the connection with all the other wired devices you get a dedicated connection to the router. So I plan on doing both....
Look at the Netgear powerline products. They use your electrical wires to transport network signals around the house.
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Thanks, Galaxy did the wiring in the house initially and I'll be meeting with them.

Wireless is great for lots of devices but when you are streaming, nothing beats a hard wire. Instead of sharing the connection with all the other wired devices you get a dedicated connection to the router. So I plan on doing both....
That's what I did, I got a Spectrum non wireless cable modem, and have lines run throughout the house. . one with each coax location, including the lanai, and one to the middle of the house ceiling for the wireless access point. Don't forget the 4 plug, 2 gang outlets near the TVs and workstations for monitors and printers, tvs, and other electrical equipment.

Galaxy did the wires and the wireless access point in the ceiling, I did the NAT router and switching equipment, had to put in a second wiring closet, by Galaxy.

I used a netgear gigabyte switch and a ubiquity gigabyte edge router. The ubiquity edge router not in this picture

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