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["H. Wade Minter" <minter AT lunenburg.org>]

On Jul 15, 2006, at 8:30 PM, zman wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Jul 2006, S B wrote:
> > I'm just about to get a house built, and wondering if I should  
> > include cat
> > 5e/6 wiring in the contract (from each room to a patch panel in the
> > garage) - is it worth doing or should I just have xBox/Vonage in  
> > the same
> > room as the cable modem and go wireless for anything else ??
> >
> > If the builder can't do it, I'd have to bring in another contractor -
> > suggestions/recommendations ??
> >
> > Any other thoughts ?
>
> Yes run a bunch of cable now. There is no difference in the labor  
> involved
> only the cost of the cable. I'd go ahead and run cat6. Run more  
> than you
> think you'll need.

Unfortunately, the builder for my new house wouldn't run CAT5 for me,  
and wouldn't let me do it myself.  What are the costs for running  
some cabling post-drywall?

--Wade