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Network cables sleeve markings - new build

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  • Chino
    Chino Posts: 2,031 Forumite
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    darkcloudi wrote: »
    I told them install Cat 5
    So here's the root of your problem; if you'd either said nothing or asked for Cat 5e cabling you would have got Cat 5e cabling like the other plots.

    You specifically asked for Cat 5 cabling so that's why your cables aren't marked as being Cat 5e.
  • darkcloudi
    darkcloudi Posts: 580 Forumite
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    Chino wrote: »
    So here's the root of your problem; if you'd either said nothing or asked for Cat 5e cabling you would have got Cat 5e cabling like the other plots.

    You specifically asked for Cat 5 cabling so that's why your cables aren't marked as being Cat 5e.

    From what people have advised Cat 5 is obsolete and you cannot purchase this since 2009, and has been replaced with Cat 5e. (NOTE: The new cable is dated 2017)
  • darkcloudi
    darkcloudi Posts: 580 Forumite
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    I've asked the question on a network forum, as the question may be best suited there.

    Thanks again for those that assisted.
  • takman
    takman Posts: 3,876 Forumite
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    darkcloudi wrote: »
    From what people have advised Cat 5 is obsolete and you cannot purchase this since 2009, and has been replaced with Cat 5e. (NOTE: The new cable is dated 2017)

    Cat 5 may be obsolete but if you specifically asked for it then they could have used the cheapest rubbish cable they could get to save some money as Cat 5 only has to support 100 Mbits/s.
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