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My Internet is the Worst Internet I've ever had. (Home Internet)
This could be long because I am writing a lot to explain my situation. Recently, I purchased an entire gaming setup with money saved from work. I've finally got past all my audio issues because it wa...
So it seems that was the solution after all. I visited my local Walmart and picked up a cat6 7ft cable for only about $5. I plugged it in and immediately noticed how fast my load speeds were on google. Then, I ran a speed test and I was pulling 100 mbps! I was really surprised to see this, though I suppose this makes sense. If this cable was literally $5 and the cord I was using before was supposed to be a less superior version, then no wonder my internet was absolutely trash. Plus, I'm 80% sure we have had that cable for years. If you have slow ethernet, then absolutely get a cat6 or better cable. (One person will never ever require more than a cat6 or cat6e btw).
Definitely upgrading your cables from CAT5 to CAT6 or better is a necessity for Gigabit, or better, speeds. CAT5 is actually incredibly old now. They're working on CAT7 now. Cabling matters a lot, as do external antennae. I bet you could see a boost in speeds & a decrease in latency & jitter with an externally mounted antenna.
