New install, nid to house question

[Ndwatso]

So I'm upgrading to uverse, I currently just have AT&T high speed. The line that currently runs from my nid to my office is a "homerun" line but is a cat3. Since I'm upgrading to a much higher speed I think this is going to be a problem. I also want to move the main gateway to a more central location within the house, so running new wires prior to the install is not a problem. Questions: 1) will the tech person run the wire from the nid or is that extra? 2) am I right in that cat3 will not allow for the max speed? 3) what wires should I use if I have to rewire (cat5e or 6?) Thanks

[Computer-Joe ACE - Master]

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Ndwatso wrote:
So I'm upgrading to uverse, I currently just have AT&T high speed. The line that currently runs from my nid to my office is a "homerun" line but is a cat3. Since I'm upgrading to a much higher speed I think this is going to be a problem. I also want to move the main gateway to a more central location within the house, so running new wires prior to the install is not a problem. Questions: 1) will the tech person run the wire from the nid or is that extra? 2) am I right in that cat3 will not allow for the max speed? 3) what wires should I use if I have to rewire (cat5e or 6?) Thanks

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The CAT3 should be fine if you have them install the Gateway in your office, but if you want it somewhere else I would run CAT5e minimum from the NID to your desired location. Leave a foot or two at each end and let the installer terminate.

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[beerjunkie1995]

Run a cat5 or cat6. More twists per inch helping in reducing interferrence causing line noise. Installers should NOT be putting on cat3 anyways.

[SomeJoe7777 ACE - Expert]

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beerjunkie1995 wrote:

Run a cat5 or cat6. More twists per inch helping in reducing interferrence causing line noise. Installers should NOT be putting on cat3 anyways.

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Since the underground cable from the VRAD to your home is Cat3 at best (many wiring bundles in many neighborhoods aren't Cat-anything) and it's usually anywhere from 1000-2000 feet, having the last 75 feet of home run from your NID installed as Cat5 or 6 is usually not going to make any difference as far as the signal quality.  The only exception would be if you have a lot of RFI or EMI interference within your home, in which case the Cat5/6 wiring probably won't help much anyways.