I'm working on the network side of an office remodel at my Church. The cabling job will be contracted out, so I have no horse in the race other than trying to save money. Is there a benefit in running Cat6 over Cat5e? They're on a 100mb network now, and it's running just fine. Very little file sharing, mainly internet surfing and Word Docs. Probably looking at around 30-50 ports, half are VoIP Phones. Everyone is recommending Cat6, but I'm wondering if it's worth it. Isn't cable and terminations for Cat6 about 30% more than Equivalent Cat5e? I can't see the office needing over gig ethernet for the foreseeable future. Does Cat6 bring any other benefits?

Nate

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