Cat5 cables were the best option for wired networking (also called Ethernet) for a long time. But since the release of Cat6, that's changed. Cat6 is now considered the minimum standard for networking, ...

I spent a lot of money overbuying so you don't have to, hopefully.

If you are cabling for 1000BT, you want CAT5e at a minimum. CAT 5 does not do gigabit as part of the spec. CAT6 just gives you more bandwidth, but there are no Ethernet standards that require it yet.

I finally took your advice and went completely wired on my home network using a bunch of Ethernet cables I had lying around. Some are Cat5, and others are Cat5e. Is there a difference? Is one faster ...

If you've been facing slow internet and lagging issues despite paying for a premium internet plan, the advice you've probably gotten from most people is to switch to using Ethernet. Following this ...