The Truth About CAT 7 Ethernet Cable 

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Another ADVANTAGE of Cat 7 (because of the extra shielding) is reduced RF emissions. Which is why I was an early adopter of it because I liked to listen to distant AM radio stations and it helped tremendously, as does putting all electrical wiring in metallic conduit to shield it. It also made a huge difference in speed on a gigabit network over Cat 5E (I have no experience with 6 or 6E). I won't bother mentioning several other advantages because I see others have already mentioned them. I will say, I was hoping for more substance in this video, like comparison testing.

Well described, thank you. Now I won't get conned into expensive changes that are worse than keeping it the same.

You are technically correct concerning data rates and for sure most folks will not need CAT7. However you are way off regarding the shielding. Connectors for Cat 7 are indeed handling the shield properties, and doing so has massive benefits for reduction on noise. Your argument that the shielding is negated by "RJ45" is incorrect, proof is there are shielded cat 5, 6 that use the same RJ45 method essentially giving a electrical path for the noise to drain. Electrically the shielding is not negated at all with a proper RJ45 or Keystone termination. Your observation narrowly views the situation from a single cable. When used in a much more common (for cat 7) server/multicable environment, the shielding is impressive. Ethernet cables with shielding like this saves us from electromagnetic interference from common sources like light ballasts, transformers, AC electrical, and of course RF. A real-world Example: I manage Audio Visual equipment for my church. Our digital projectors were having trouble using HDMI-Ethernet extenders. We switched from cat-6 to Cat-7 with no change in equipment and the problem solved. The issue was the pathway paralleled the cable along a wall with AC power cables and an audio system snake. The shielding was the benefit. Also it does not need to be grounded on both ends to be effective, except for very specific conditions. This is well known in AV as the Ground-loop issue.

CAT7 was the cheapest I could find (all positive reviews from verified purchasers, so it must actually work to some degree), so CAT7 it is!

im waiting on CAT 9 ...because i wont take anything less than 9 lives...

Concise and straight to the point! Just what I was looking for thank you 👍🏼

How dose this not have more views???

I recently worked an application extending the DMARC from P3 to the 9th floor of a downtown office bldg, approximately 490'. Cat 5e didn't make it down the dumb elevator shaft without breaking some strands, clearly, reinforcement is needed. Both distance and peace of mind shielding made this CAT7 the winning product.

Great video. You should do an update video on CAT 8. CAT 8 looks the same (the specs vary a little)as CAT 7 because the big difference is CAT 8 uses grounded "rj-45" connectors.

I wish i had found this video earlier...

You made me buy a CAT7 thanks

Great 👍 video, I've searched for a simple clear and easy to understand explanation on this topic but all I found was either way too complex or someone making me more confused than I was to begin with. Thank you for your simple and clear explanation.

Dang it. I bought several CAT 7 cables over the past year because they are indeed faster than my Cat5, router to PCs. But now see I could have paid half the price for Cat6, or double the length than I paid for the CAT7's without a performance hit. Thanks for the info. Ouch.

THANK YOU BUZ!!! LOVELY, DIRECT, PLAIN AND SIMPLE! All the research I needed in less than 5 minutes. I will order Cat6.

Don't forget the increase of bandwidth from 500MHz vs 1000MHz. Also the improvements in shielding. If you're taking the time to install between walls in your home go with CAT7. Worth it as FIOS will continue increasing in coverage and speeds over the next decade.

so what happens if I need 75ft of cable? is Cat6a still great to use??

Does anyone know what maximum distance an AWG27 gauge stranded copper CAT 7 cable can have without losing its performance?

I've seen youtubers show the benefits in tests.

I have I was told Cat7, direct bury, double shielded going from house rotor to a 8 switch 70 feet away. what does this mean and I am shorting the run by 30 feet. Can I just cut and install another plug? like I would in a cat 5 or 6?

Very helpful video! Thank you.

Another video I wish I would have seen before I wired my entire bottom floor with "Cat7" . Which I am starting to believe it's not even considered cat 7 based on the description I'm reading ugh fml

Hey with this video being 2 years old is it still true that there aren't any real flat cat 6 cables

Rat proof Cat is a must!

Please explain why you contend that one can't find (make) a flat CAT6A(CAT7) cable. In other words could you explain why the available (there are many) flat cables where each of the twisted pair is individually shielded and then the whole shielded and drained are functionally inferior to the same construction but with a Rond cross section. I don't understand. Answers can be in the form of English, British English or multivariable calculus, Im trilingual.

Wa wa wait. Am O right on what I've just heard. RJ45 connector can't support fully the theoretical speeds or max speeds of Cat 7 standard?

good video bro!

If you have switched to "CAT 7" have you seen any performance beneifit over CAT6/6a?

The company I get my service from is currently getting me 90 mbs on a 2010 box with a CAT 5e line. I have a new TV OLED that I'm streaming RU-vidTV on, a new computer, a new phone, and all of them are speed testing at 90 mbs. Also a brand new router. I bought a CAT 7 cable, 100 ft. in the hopes of boosting speed, and my speed was reduced to 40 mbs. I'm guessing the cable was bad, Amazon reviews had a number of similar complaints. Can you think of any reason why a nice, new CAT 7 ethernet would have such poor speed? Thanks.

Will a ethernet cable of cat6 or cat7 make my 19 mps internet go up to atleast 50? xD

Hey watching your channel fist time. I actually have received a cat6 and a cat 7 ethernet cable each to test, care to collab?

You know it's funny because every cat is based on rj45 from cat5 or even older

Very useful info man. Looking at setting up a small home network, glad I watched before I bought cable!

Thanks for the great video mate :)

oh god the joke on the begining haha

I wish I saw this video before I bought cat 7 💀💀💀

GG45, RJ45 compatible cat7 plug: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GG45

This is called CAT 7 network cable.. does it work as an Ethernet cable also or Ethernet cable is different?

just for your attitude,.......... i liked it my friend .... good luck

wrong! there IS cat 7 STP RJ45 sheilded end connectors! so this guy is wrong!

Ok, so after watching this, then reading the comments idk what to do. I have Xbox series S and X, me and my son love to play games together "borderlands 😁" ..i habe fios " the big white cylinder tank" of a router, and i just realized i have cat5e ran, i noticed alway having network problems idk if its cables or bad game dev programming, or xbox it self ...but i was like "ima run Cat 6 yea" get some patch cord First its not in walls, all this gameing in one room,cords just ran behind furniture lol ... Ok so this what i searched, cost of cat6 patch cables, i don't even know, if Verizon ran cat6 from that power source box thingy to the the router, maybe replace that one too, but then i ran into cat 7, sounds great but this vid says special connectors needed with special equipment, so i should hust go with cat 6 .... idk Amazon gota lot of choices i dont want by fake shyt either... thanks 4 helping

Where can I buy a true cat6a cable?

I got cat 7 flat lan cable n its great

Bruh it's like 5 dollars difference🤦🏽‍♂️

Thank you for the awesome explanation! You saved me from getting cat7.

Thanks

Correct me if I'm wrong but I am pretty sure Cat 6 is only capable of 1 Gbps. Not 10 as mentioned at 1:00.

What about cat 8 ethernet cable

Wait what about cat8

I have cat5e it's ssooo bad I'm switching right now😠😂😂

HOWDY BUZ......... TIA CAT 8 and CAT 7 Standard approved back in 2016! This is first paragraph "ARTICLE LINK BELOW"..........Much more details I could provide but this in a nut shell........ " The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) TR-42 Telecommunications Cabling Systems Engineering Committee has approved the ANSI/TIA-568-C.2-1 specifications for Category 8 cabling systems. The document is now awaiting publication and is likely to be available soon. The Category 8 standard document was developed by the TR-42.7 Telecommunications Copper Cabling Systems Subcommittee. " LINK: www.cablinginstall.com/articles/2016/06/tia-category-8-cabling-standard-approved.html Being in the IBEW & Teamsters there is alot more in the pipelines i cant talk about other than >>>> Senate side of Congress is trying to push through the Rural Communications act......by asking asking Both Branches of Congress to Fund Fiber even in the most Rural areas of the US with a MIN Speed of 25MB (yes we know its slow but its a dam start) Anyone with Knowledge of Fiber as long as its In the ground the Speed upticks are easy to do when demand of Government realizes as the IBEW has been suggesting it should be 100 MB to all homes by 2025 to get America in line with other Countries! People Need to Write to congress ASAP this is a HUGE time Right NOW.........we Just Finally got a Nationwide SPEED Increase from 2 of the Major ISP carriers to almost 3/4th of the country with 1 GB service being offered From Both Charter 940 dw/35mb up (yeah cable it sucks we know) Frontier & Verizon Fios &AT&T Fiber965 dn/880up and Comcast/Xfinity 1-2 gb up/dw $$ depended but now with all offering 1 GB up/dw more or less NOW is the time to PUSH CONGRESS for the R.C.A. if you REALLY care about Kids in the USA and education (yes we know they play games etc too BUT with Access to HIGH speed Comes Great Learning Potential !! Cow }:-o)

Cat 8 for the win.

how about CAT 8?..

You're a boss, thanks

I can see your green screen lol

I approve this cat message.

can i show THUMB DOWN A DOZEN TIMES PLEASE?

i use dog 7

I noticed a lack of sources on your information or validity in opinion. There was no real information given to me. Before this I did a simple Google search, and with that alone I dare say I am more competent in knowledge about CAT 7 than you.