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Originally Posted by T@T
Why bother?
Todays routers run faster than any internet providers!
In other words...you won't gain anything doing a hardwire.
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That is completely incorrect.
The proliferation of wireless devices and networks mean that the functional level of wireless, even 802.11n (with a theoretical max of 200Mb/s) can easily drop below the internet speeds provided by Shaw (25/50/100Mb/s plans are very affordable). That's not even counting the slowdown from interference from the wireless access point being 1 or 2 levels away from the device.
A home owner would be seriously foolish to avoid a hard wired situation in an area where it isn't finished yet, since dealing with drywall makes the job 10x harder if you decide to do it later.
It is actually very simple to run cat5e/6 cable, you might want to look into doing it yourself. It is just a matter of drilling holes, mounting a box and then matching colours in the keystone plug - the wires just snap in. You could probably find
any number of youtube videos to show you how.
A 1000' box of cable from Monoprice is less than a couple hundred bucks, including shipping so you would want to find someone to split it with, or plan on making 2-3 pulls per room to use up the cable.
You would need -
Keystone Plugs and Wallplates or just use a
Surface mount box instead. You would also need to buy/borrow a tester to ensure the connections were good.
That said, pretty much any general contractor would be able to easily run the cables.