[Q] How can CAT 5 improve my broadband internet performance?
[A] When you sign up for DSL or Cable high-speed internet service,
you will be given a modem from the service provider. This modem
will usually come in two configurations: USB or Ethernet
connection.
USB
connection for broadband does not perform as well as CAT
5 Ethernet, and as a result you will have slower performance
if you use one. The service providers will readily give you
the modem type that you ask for, and many of the newer models
will have both types of connections on the modem. Universal
Serial Bus (USB) was designed to handle a host of peripheral
devices connected to your computer, and the way USB is regulated
by the system board of the PC makes it difficult to achieve
superior speeds.
CAT
5 Ethernet is a dedicated pathway for the transmission of data.
So regardless of the connection being for data sharing between
computers, or simply internet sharing from a router or a hub,
CAT 5 will always out perform USB.
Make
certain that you are careful selecting CAT 5 patch and crossover cables for your network applications. Cables
are not all created equally, and the so-called "bargain"
cables are made from cheap, inferior materials that perform
poorly and will not last. Do not be fooled by cheap imitations.
There is a tremendous measurable difference in performance
between the cheaper brands of CAT 5 Cable.
Even
the companies that produce the cheaper cable will admit that
it does not perform as well as the top quality cable does. Using
the very best raw materials and 100% quality control is the
only way to achieve this standard.
CAT
5 Cable Company is dedicated to continue to hand assemble the
finest patch and crossovers cables that money can buy.
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