Thanks guys- some great insight here; and I especially like getting some advice from people who aren't on commission.
I think Bobblehead nailed it:
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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
And as far as the Cat5e, I'm betting that most people think the world will become more wireless. So even though I think I would like my future homes to be wired, I'm guessing John Q. Public could be convinced that it is a non-issue.
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Yep, your average person would say "why run wires when there is wireless." But I think the geekiness factor of CP would agree that wired where possible is just better. Just in the last couple of months I was questioned by my fiancee about running Cat5 to the bedroom in the basement and to the living room. Now we have an IPTV box that doesn't lag like her friends', and her cousin who's wireless card crapped out on him is happy to have hard wired internet.
So here comes the next question- I'm going to assume they want some silly amount for cat5/RG6 cable runs. Anybody have any luck in convincing the builer to let them do it themselves before the drywall goes up?