Does upgrading from Cat6e to Cat7 increase the speed?

[NormalGuy]

So I bought fiber and I bought an internet cable  Cat 6e 20m meters. I get about 97 Mbps download and 47 Mbps upload. I was wondering whether upgrading from CAT 6e cable to 7 increases the speed?

 

[Kilrah]

No. That already matches a gigabit link.

[Skiiwee29]

No it wont, and Cat7 is a proprietary connector thats not widely adopted. The next logical step up from 6 is 8 which sticks with the standard RJ45 connector.  

 

https://www.cablematters.com/blog/Networking/what-is-cat7-and-why-you-don-t-need-it#:~:text=While connector preference drove some,Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).

[NormalGuy]

Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

No it wont, and Cat7 is a proprietary connector thats not widely adopted. The next logical step up from 6 is 8 which sticks with the standard RJ45 connector.  

 

https://www.cablematters.com/blog/Networking/what-is-cat7-and-why-you-don-t-need-it#:~:text=While connector preference drove some,Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA).

Does fibre support CAT8 ?

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, NormalGuy said:

Does fibre support CAT8 ?

Yes, but Cat6 is all you need. I am a network technician and installer for Fiber to the Home in my area and we offer gig up/down and all you need is Cat6 to acheive those speeds. No need in upgrading to higher more expensive cables that provide zero benefit for home users. 

[NormalGuy]

1 minute ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Yes, but Cat6 is all you need. I am a network technician and installer for Fiber to the Home in my area and we offer gig up/down and all you need is Cat6 to acheive those speeds. No need in upgrading to higher more expensive cables that provide zero benefit for home users. 

Ok thankyou very very much for the fast response mate.

[Needfuldoer]

Cat6 will do 10 gigabit at residential-length runs.

 

If your WAN speed is only reading 100 megs, you probably have a device that only supports Fast Ethernet somewhere in the chain. (Or you're plugged into a keystone that was made poorly, so there's too much crosstalk for gigabit.) Try plugging something directly into your ISP's gateway if you want to verify they're giving you a gigabit connection.

[Skiiwee29]

40 minutes ago, Needfuldoer said:

Cat6 will do 10 gigabit at residential-length runs.

 

If your WAN speed is only reading 100 megs, you probably have a device that only supports Fast Ethernet somewhere in the chain. (Or you're plugged into a keystone that was made poorly, so there's too much crosstalk for gigabit.) Try plugging something directly into your ISP's gateway if you want to verify they're giving you a gigabit connection.

or his service could only be 100x100 which is common for fiber in some parts of the world. 

[Needfuldoer]

2 hours ago, Skiiwee29 said:

or his service could only be 100x100 which is common for fiber in some parts of the world. 

Right. Reading comprehension failed me.

 

What I meant was, if you expect more than 100 megs from your Internet service but that's all you get, something on your network is causing a bottleneck.