topic Re: Ethernet Cable for Sky Hub in Broadband

Ethernet Cable for Sky Hub

Wallinl — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:14:18 GMT

Hi I have a Sky Hub router ( the white box one with the light in the middle) I'm looking at wire connecting it to my smart TV (due to limited sockets and only one BT socket I'm unable to move it far away and WiFi connection is causing interference to the picture .) Which Cat number should I be using ? Plz thx

Re: Ethernet Cable for Sky Hub

Deb3000 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:24:24 GMT

Cat 5e or Cat 6 will be fine. Theoretically, it should be good at 1000Mb/s for up to 100m.

I doubt you can still buy it, but the old Cat 5 was only capable of 100Mb/s. Make sure it is 5e and avoid anything labelled as CCA (copper clad aluminium). It's rubbish.

Re: Ethernet Cable for Sky Hub

Wallinl — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:56:35 GMT

Great thank you - I have a cat 5e in my hand so I'm going to go with it !

Re: Ethernet Cable for Sky Hub

Deb3000 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:13:43 GMT

@Wallinl You say you want to connect the TV. Just so you are aware, even today TVs only usually have a 100Mb/s network card, (they don't need much bandwidth), so don't be surprised if it only reports a 100Mb/s connection instead of a gigabit one. 5e or 6 is still the best thing to use, though.