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ImaInfluenza said:
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Great

Thanks

So I recently changed from Cox to att to provide a little more stability and get a better bang for my buck

With Cox, I believe they were using coaxial and ATT uses fiber optic. This matters because I had a buddy of mine run some I think cat 5 from my attic to my game room so that I can be hardwired for my gaming. I ended up buying a Wi-Fi thing to connect to the att unit but yesterday was the first time I lost connection several times while playing online. Got kicked out of several matches due to poor connection.

My question is, can I essentially hard wire my fiber optic and run it down a wall so that I'm not losing connection during gaming? I can't even find in the attic where they put the shit and I know something up there cause the tech was in the attic for a min
 
AP3.0 said:
Great

Thanks

So I recently changed from Cox to att to provide a little more stability and get a better bang for my buck

With Cox, I believe they were using coaxial and ATT uses fiber optic. This matters because I had a buddy of mine run some I think cat 5 from my attic to my game room so that I can be hardwired for my gaming. I ended up buying a Wi-Fi thing to connect to the att unit but yesterday was the first time I lost connection several times while playing online. Got kicked out of several matches due to poor connection.

My question is, can I essentially hard wire my fiber optic and run it down a wall so that I'm not losing connection during gaming? I can't even find in the attic where they put the shit and I know something up there cause the tech was in the attic for a min
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Are you asking if you can wire up your own in your house? Yes. Though I'd highly recommend not using cat 5. You want to future proof your house
 
mike030270 said:
Are you asking if you can wire up your own in your house? Yes. Though I'd highly recommend not using cat 5. You want to future proof your house
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So the buddy I had run the wires for the Cox was gonna charge me almost $200 to do it. While I'm all about supporting the lil man small business, I'm not trying to pay that if it's something I can do.

I probably should've mentioned this in the original post but it was already getting too wordy.

I'm not trying to do cat 5, but was just detailing what I think he did the first time.

I'm also not trying to future proof this joint cause I got maybe another 2 years in this one.
 
AP3.0 said:
So the buddy I had run the wires for the Cox was gonna charge me almost $200 to do it. While I'm all about supporting the lil man small business, I'm not trying to pay that if it's something I can do.

I probably should've mentioned this in the original post but it was already getting too wordy.

I'm not trying to do cat 5, but was just detailing what I think he did the first time.

I'm also not trying to future proof this joint cause I got maybe another 2 years in this one.
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Oh I see. I mean you can probably lookup a how to video on youtube that shows you going through it. Guess it really matters on just if you want to take your own time to do it or pay a professional to

I'd at least use cat 6 or higher just for yourself in those 2 years but that's me
 
mike030270 said:
Oh I see. I mean you can probably lookup a how to video on youtube that shows you going through it. Guess it really matters on just if you want to take your own time to do it or pay a professional to

I'd at least use cat 6 or higher just for yourself in those 2 years but that's me
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Yes so this is the thing. I'm not sure what to type into YouTube cause none of my searches haven't shown what I'm looking for
 
Maybe I'm overcomplicating it cause the way my buddy was talking, he was gonna have to add one of these

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AP3.0 said:
Maybe I'm overcomplicating it cause the way my buddy was talking, he was gonna have to add one of these

Limited-time deal: TP-Link Litewave 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch | Desktop Ethernet Splitter | Plastic Case | Unshielded Network Switch | Plug & Play | Fanless Quiet | Unmanaged (LS1005G) https://a.co/d/d90VOyU
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So no cutting into the wall? Using a switch just allows you to use the same cable and run it through multiple ways
 
AP3.0 said:
Maybe I'm overcomplicating it cause the way my buddy was talking, he was gonna have to add one of these

Limited-time deal: TP-Link Litewave 5 Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch | Desktop Ethernet Splitter | Plastic Case | Unshielded Network Switch | Plug & Play | Fanless Quiet | Unmanaged (LS1005G) https://a.co/d/d90VOyU
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how far is your modem from your game room?
 
Inori said:
how far is your modem from your game room?
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Middle of the house in the kitchen. This house has a split floor plan. The developer originally put something in an area I guess designed for a coffee station/bar

When I got Cox, I got it moved to the game room but att put their modem back in the coffee bar cause the subdivision was pre wired for att
 
AP3.0 said:
Middle of the house in the kitchen. This house has a split floor plan. The developer originally put something in an area I guess designed for a coffee station/bar

When I got Cox, I got it moved to the game room but att put their modem back in the coffee bar cause the subdivision was pre wired for att
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Have you looked into mesh wifi? It's very popular now and pretty good
 
AP3.0 said:
I'ma look into this

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Surprised your employer didnt put you on to Google Nest Wifi. I have that(an older version) at my crib. I've got about 5 access points across like 4 apartments and connection is strong in most places. Signal goes through stone too so yours should work even better
 
Inori said:
Surprised your employer didnt put you on to Google Nest Wifi. I have that(an older version) at my crib. I've got about 5 access points across like 4 apartments and connection is strong in most places. Signal goes through stone too so yours should work even better
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Kneegrow lol

I work in state government. They ain't tryna give you shit outside a laptop and a mouse lol
 
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