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That's correct Cat6 maxes out at 10Gb on short runs. It's also a case that there's an issue with heat, trying to push 10Gb over wire - usually exhibited in the SFP+ transceivers, switches and such, which is reduced with 6A and better.

In 10 years time, will you wish you had made the minimal additional investment in 6A over 6 when speeds increase and your wires are all behind sheetrock or plaster? I've already done multiple build-outs in commercial and homes, and I'm well aware of how quickly these wiring jobs become obsolete. So I won't even touch anything below Cat6A today.

Addendum: the heat issue that causes 10Gb copper wire SFP+ transceivers to burn out is why I'm running fiber - significantly cheaper running costs too.

Surprised at all the recommendations for Cat6. That's fine for Gigabit. Houses are already being serviced by fiber with speeds that exceed Gigabit speeds, so the minimum I would suggest in 2023 is Cat6A.

I am currently in the same situation but missed the wiring deadline so I am going to end up running OM4 fiber (10/40/100 Gigabit) under carpets for the office/living room/bedroom. Small SFP+ switches are available for reasonable prices now, so you can have a fast 10Gb trunk to service each floor and take 2.5Gb from them.

Been using 4G in the northern suburbs of Glasgow with good luck (Openreach can't connect fibre to our rented house as the telegraph pole in the garden has a red "danger" marker on it).

Bought a TP-Link AC1200 (aka Archer MR600). Got an "unlimited" SIM from EE to use with it (they say that means upto 600GB/month, but they'll only care if you use more than that for more than a month). Have been using this setup for over 6 months now without any downtime. We have a heavy gamer user and two of us use it for work. Netflix/Prime work without any issues.

Right now, late Sunday afters, I'm getting 63.1Mbps down and 33.7Mbps up - that's with three people using it. The speed tends to go up as high as 120/62Mbps, but I've not seen download drop much below 50Mbps during busy times. We find it's usable as a full time connection (it was initially going to be a temporary solution, but we've just given up on Openreach/BT actually finishing the half job they started in July - we have a fibre connection in the house, it's just not connected to anything outside). Prior to this we lived in the Borders and regularly had 54Mbps down over copper lines, so we're used to the speed.

Before jumping into any contract with 5G or 4G, check CellMapper.net to see if you can determine the best side of the building to put the router. Checked downtown, it would appear that Edinburgh only has 1 confirmed 5G mast - seems very odd. But the location of your nearest 4G mast should help determine the closest.