Inside Information: Don't be afraid of network cables

The moral here is don’t be afraid of laying network cables even from one end of your house to the other.

Many people I speak to reject the idea before even trying, but it really is easier than you think to hide them.

Certainly if you’ve been using wireless for anything other than sharing an internet connection, you’ll be delighted by the reliability and performance boost.

The physical characteristics of my home may have ruled out wireless, but even given a good signal I’d still recommend using cables for non-mobile devices.

They’re faster (especially with a Gigabit switch), more secure and if you’re serious about performance you won’t look back. Network cables have a bad reputation in the home – let’s try and change that.