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Timeline for answer to Can I use the CAT3 cable in my home for internet? by Jerry Coffin

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Dec 17, 2020 at 21:15 comment added TooTea @camelccc Actually, there's also the 100Base-T2 standard, running over just two pairs of Cat 3 (using almost the same advanced technology that powers 1000Base-T). However, the hardware for that is nowadays likely just as easy to come by as -T4 hardware (as in, you have to build it yourself).
Dec 15, 2020 at 20:47 comment added camelccc There is also an officially approved 100 Base-T4 standard for doing 100 Mbps over Cat 3 wire True, but this would need a ethernet jack that supports this protocol at each end, (Ive never seen adapter or switch for this) and would require 4 wire pairs, and some of his wires only have 2 paire
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Dec 15, 2020 at 19:04 history answered Jerry Coffin CC BY-SA 4.0