[ThePythonicCow]

I don't have cat 5 (100 mbit Ethernet cable) running through my modest apartment either. I have:

• a short run of cat 5 cable, from the FIOS box to an SMCWEB-N Wireless base station,
• that wireless link, running at usually 160 mbits max data rate, spanning my apartment,
• at the other end of the apartment, a second SMCWEB-N configured as a Wireless client,
• connected finally to my computer (actually, to a Hotbrick LB2 firewall and router going to my five computers ;) via more cat 5 Ethernet cable.

[BreezyDog]

Thats cool. Plenty of bandwidth for you. I don't have bandwidth issues either with Comcast. 6 or 7 Mbps down 2 up. 5 computers (4 on Linksys/Cisco wireless N network) I max out at 270 Mbps on the wireless LAN. 1000 Mbps at the hardwired hub. In addition on the wireless network I have PS3, XBOX 360 and a Wii.

I could have that all fired up at once still download enough porn in 60 seconds to make you go blind...Ain't technology fun?

Coax copper does have bandwidth limitations especially if distance is involved.