Hi guys, I have used a WIFI wireless adapter for all my life and on all of my PC's I had. My routers speed has been acceptable for me until I upgraded to Windows 10 (or perhaps my internet provider degraded something), so now I consider using a cable (it's not far till my router). But take a note that I am sharing my router with two other apartments - 2 families who uses this internet as well. And since Iv'e never used cable before, I don't know how this will impact me and other users. Will my PC ''steal'' all internet and other user network will become much slower? What do I need to know if I buy a cable (compatibility, model etc)? My motherboard info is mentioning Intel® GbE LAN w/ cFosSpeed, if that is useful. Thanks
What do I need to know about Ethernet cable?
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Find a cable that is long enough and you like the color 
Pretty much any cat5e cable will work fine. You can but cat6 if it cheaper but it will not make it run any better. I would buy it from a local store that you can return if you have any issues.
There used to not be any issues buying any cable you could find. Lately though there is a lot of fake cable being sold. They sell things like copper clad aluminum cable and even say it is certified tia/eia cat6 but the certification for all ethernet cable clearly says it must be copper cable only.
This is hard to tell even for a very experienced person so it is easy to get ripped off. Although you may pay $1 or $2 more from a local merchant they will be less likely to sell...
Pretty much any cat5e cable will work fine. You can but cat6 if it cheaper but it will not make it run any better. I would buy it from a local store that you can return if you have any issues.
There used to not be any issues buying any cable you could find. Lately though there is a lot of fake cable being sold. They sell things like copper clad aluminum cable and even say it is certified tia/eia cat6 but the certification for all ethernet cable clearly says it must be copper cable only.
This is hard to tell even for a very experienced person so it is easy to get ripped off. Although you may pay $1 or $2 more from a local merchant they will be less likely to sell...
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My guess would be your slow down has nothing to do with Windows 10 and more to do with the usage trends of the people sharing your connection.
WiFi and ethernet are generally much faster than your ISP can provide.
You won't be stealing the internet away from them. Whatever bandwidth you were using before will still be the same. It may actually improve their speeds actually. With one less device throwing interrupts on the WiFi channel there will be a little less congestion.
The advantage for you will be reduced latency as Ethernet uses full-duplex communication vs the half duplex most WiFi routers are limited to.
WiFi and ethernet are generally much faster than your ISP can provide.
You won't be stealing the internet away from them. Whatever bandwidth you were using before will still be the same. It may actually improve their speeds actually. With one less device throwing interrupts on the WiFi channel there will be a little less congestion.
The advantage for you will be reduced latency as Ethernet uses full-duplex communication vs the half duplex most WiFi routers are limited to.
Find a cable that is long enough and you like the color
Pretty much any cat5e cable will work fine. You can but cat6 if it cheaper but it will not make it run any better. I would buy it from a local store that you can return if you have any issues.
There used to not be any issues buying any cable you could find. Lately though there is a lot of fake cable being sold. They sell things like copper clad aluminum cable and even say it is certified tia/eia cat6 but the certification for all ethernet cable clearly says it must be copper cable only.
This is hard to tell even for a very experienced person so it is easy to get ripped off. Although you may pay $1 or $2 more from a local merchant they will be less likely to sell fake goods when they know you can easily come to the store and complain.
On your other concern it really will not take more bandwidth the wireless. It might a little but in general the wireless is faster than your internet so you are already competing for bandwidth and pretty much the person who is closest to the router has a advantage.
Pretty much any cat5e cable will work fine. You can but cat6 if it cheaper but it will not make it run any better. I would buy it from a local store that you can return if you have any issues.
There used to not be any issues buying any cable you could find. Lately though there is a lot of fake cable being sold. They sell things like copper clad aluminum cable and even say it is certified tia/eia cat6 but the certification for all ethernet cable clearly says it must be copper cable only.
This is hard to tell even for a very experienced person so it is easy to get ripped off. Although you may pay $1 or $2 more from a local merchant they will be less likely to sell fake goods when they know you can easily come to the store and complain.
On your other concern it really will not take more bandwidth the wireless. It might a little but in general the wireless is faster than your internet so you are already competing for bandwidth and pretty much the person who is closest to the router has a advantage.
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