ᐅ Network cable in every room?

Created on: 1 Jul 2016 17:50
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Neubau2016
Hello,

currently, I am working on the electrical planning. I am wondering whether network cabling makes sense in a new build or not. So far, I have planned only a double socket in the living room and a double socket in the office. Nowadays, people mostly use tablets or laptops and connect via Wi-Fi. What is your opinion on this?
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Bieber0815
4 Jul 2016 10:45
Sebastian79 schrieb:
Right now, not everything is connected everywhere.

Oh, I understood that differently. We have 14 double sockets, so 28 ports. About 10 are needed/used
(NAS, PC, network printer, TV, music system 1, Wi-Fi access point, music system 2, Fritzbox, ...) though the children don’t have their own devices yet.
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Legurit
4 Jul 2016 10:48
I wanted to share the count here – there are only 15 boxes with 30 ports in total. Yesterday, I ordered a 16-port switch and 20 small cables.
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KrustyDerClown
14 Sep 2016 01:32
Hello everyone,

Does a double socket mean that one cable goes from the socket to the switch, or are there two separate cables?

Regards,
Oliver
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world-e
14 Sep 2016 07:09
Or a twin cable, which is essentially just two cables stuck together.
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Peanuts74
14 Sep 2016 08:22
andimann schrieb:
Hello,
we had empty conduit pipes installed in almost every room. That way, you can install whatever you want later on. Running network cables and satellite cables into the children’s rooms today, when they might not be needed for at least 10 years (our daughter is 1.5 years old and the second child is just being planned), seemed a bit pointless to me.

Best regards,

Andreas

How much do 100 meters (330 feet) of cable cost compared to the overall cost of the house?
Before I regret it later because pulling cables gets stuck, I’d rather do it now, especially if they will be needed eventually anyway.
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Legurit
14 Sep 2016 09:11
As a homeowner: the network is overrated... we have 15 sockets, of which we use 2... the rest is handled via Wi-Fi. One socket per room is enough.