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Originally Posted by dad911
I don't typically give out wireless passwords.
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It doesn't happen that often with me but family/friends comes to visit and I give out the password. Months or years later, I have a large group over and many people already have the password stored in their phone. Anyone new gets the guest password. That said, my current router allows me to give priority to devices (ie., my stereo and TV) and that solved the bandwidth problem.
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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Is there a coax drop on that wall?
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My house was built in 1949 - it's old. Fortunately, the original phone lines are thicker than romex so I have been able to attach speaker wire/cat 5, etc to the phone line and pull up the wall to the attic. Those old phone lines have not been used in 25 years and were replaced with modular lines under the house, which they are no longer used as cell phone has taken over.
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Originally Posted by stealthn
Run multiple wires, perhaps spares too, go with the best cable you can get.
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I got impatient and pulled 4 lines thru the wall. I actually needed 4 lines (projector, stereo, blueray, and the last one is from my security camera dvr to the TV for viewing in the living room).
This turned out to be a good solution since I was previously using 50' cat five for a 6' run and I had excessive coils of wire behind my router. Now that I pulled it all into the attic, my router area is much neater. Additionally, the original phone jack was directly behind my TV setup so no wires are showing. I bought a switch plate that is for neatening up data lines.