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I naively purchased a condo that said it had google fiber.
Unfortunately, the building is wired with CAT5 and limits out at 100 megabytes.
I’ve reached out to my HOA to advocate for an upgrade of each units wiring so we can take full advantage of the fiber connection.
Has anyone gone through something like this in the past?
How would you advise I attempt to get folks on board?
Thanks in advance!
You'd generally need a permission from other owners for any work in the hallways and such, but as long as the disruption is not too bad, and nothing is coming out of their pocket, you probably won't have much issue.
Is there anything blocking you from upgrading only your unit's connection? You'd generally need a permission from other owners for any work in the hallways and such, but as long as the disruption is not too bad, and nothing is coming out of their pocket, you probably won't have much issue.
You would need pro-grade equipment, but the high-end stuff won't have trouble approaching Google Fiber speeds.
Lots of rewiring questions asked and answered there.
Is there anything blocking you from upgrading only your unit's connection? You'd generally need a permission from other owners for any work in the hallways and such, but as long as the disruption is not too bad, and nothing is coming out of their pocket, you probably won't have much issue.
That is a great point! Hopefully it is that easy and I’m over thinking it. Thanks for the suggestion :)
Syncing at gigabit on Cat5 is common, even if a spec sheet says it's not l.