What cable to move router 5m from Open reach wall box

[61Mark]

New to sky and just had the open reach wall box installed but I need to move the router further away appx 5m. What ethernet cable do I need, cat 6, 7, 8 ? 

[TimmyBGood]

@61Mark 

Cat5e is fine, Cat6 for bragging rights.  Avoid cabling without a declared Cat rating though.

All higher grades are intended to carry multi-gigabit links in server rooms and are entirely unnecessary for domestic use: they are also rather stiffer and so less easy to deploy in typical households.

There's no need to pay more than about £1 per metre: 'premium' cables are mostly snake-oil.

[61Mark]

Thank you

[Doc5907]

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@61Mark wrote:

New to sky and just had the open reach wall box installed but I need to move the router further away appx 5m. What ethernet cable do I need, cat 6, 7, 8 ? 

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@61Mark  i needed to move my router about 20m and was recommended the following: Ultra clarity cat6 22m but they do them in different lengths. 

Some might say slight overkill but with my 500mbps speed and long distance it felt right and has never gone below 500mbps in 9 months. Plus there's future proofing with speeds getting up to 5 gbps in the not too distant future.

[61Mark]

Thanks Doc for sharing the recommendation. I'll look into it.