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I spent ~$35 on new cables and my LAN speed increased 6x
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Not all cat 5e is created equal...you can buy a good cat5e from a reputable supplier or a super shit one at the dollar store...they just stamp 5e on it even if it is under sized wire and not actually been tested to work
Cat 5e cables are tested to meet the cat 5e standard. Anything outside of that is false advertising and you should return it for a full refund
Dollar store and Aliexpress make it a bit difficult to return LOL.
In the US you are legally allowed to return something that is defective.
Yeah here dollar store purchases are final sale, no returns, and aliexpress really depends on the seller. Some good stuff there, some just scammy junk. And many manufacturers will skimp on purpose, and say they are certified without actually getting a certification or testing.
My favorite failure was when someone used solid-core cabling for all their patch cables instead of stranded and kept bitching about how unreliable everything was.
Which, of course, it is when you use the wrong cable and it keeps breaking as you move it around.
Well if it can't do the spec, then it's not Cat 5e is it. 😅