Highspeed Cables. Does everyone need them?

[Ibreakthings]

I moved and got ATT Uverse.About 7 months later i started to come across articles and reviews on highspeed cables over stock ones with 50/50 of people having mixed feelings so i decided to see for myself from a PC gamer standpoint

Stock Cable-
Plain White ATT Uverse RJ11 Data Cable

Speed Test Results Ookla- (3 run average)
24.2Mbps Download
3.3Mbps Upload
22ms Ping

Range-
1 wifi bar on back porch

Ect-
Steam Peak Download- 3.4Mbs
Torrent Download- 2.2Mbs
Internet crashed 2-3 times throughout the day
Download speeds on steam fluctuate between 2.5Mbs-3.4Mbs
Takes 16 seconds to reach 3.4Mbs on steam

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Upgraded Cable-
15Ft Belkin Highspeed Internet Modem Cable RJ11
$15 on amazon

Speed Test Results Ookla- (3 run average)
26.4Mbps Download
3.6Mbps Upload
17ms Ping

Range-
2 wifi bars back porch
1 wifi bar in shed on corner of property

Ect-
Steam Peak Download- 3.7Mbs
Torrent Download- 2.4Mbs
Zero crashes
Downloads stay at a constant speed on Steam
Takes 6 seconds to reach 3.7Mbs on steam

General Differences Over Stock-
2-3 second decrease on loading netflix video
1080P video on youtube with no buffering or lag
Netflix on phones and tablets goes to HD instantly.
On TV the guide loads faster but its barley noticable however what is noticable is there is no more annoying cutouts.

Would a PC Gamer recommend it for everyone?
Yes. Very much so it is completly worth $15

Sorry if this isnt a question but before/if this gets removed can i please be pointed in the right forum/review place?

Any feedback on my first review or results of your own experiences with high performance cables would be appreciated.

My next reviews/upgrades will be-
Bluerigger HDMI vs Generic HDMI
Bluerigger DVI vs Generic DVI
MediaBridge RG6 Coaxial Cable vs Normal COX Coaxial cable

 

[greens]

You're missing a HUGE factor here.

The wires are NOT the thing generating this performance gap.

You're testing WAN. I can bet money, tons of it, that if you tested LAN (the ONLY thing YOU can reliably test) they will come out identical.

Again, You cannot properly test WAN speed changes based on a wire, only LAN.

Because, after all, lets really think about it, your ROUTER is what is pinging, your ROUTER is connected to a modem, connected to an ISP, the connection from your PC to the router is a MOOT point.

Again, CAT 5E is rated for gigabit, you don't even come CLOSE to saturating a gigabit wire on LAN, therefore, a cheap wire, and an expensive wire, are equal. Seriously though, they are.

Now, is a CAT 6 better? Yeah, would you be able to test it in a real world WAN scenario? nope.