Data Cable?

[Snow713]

I just rearranged my living room and ended up moving my router/modem from one end of the room to the other. I have ATT Uverse and came across a wire labeled "Data Cable" looks just like a phone chord to me (the connection part anyway) So i was forced to go to the store and I ended up getting just a Phone Chord. It has my internet up and running however I worry that will need more of a Cat5 Cable. Is this true? I experienced some lag/ connection interruption once my gf starting watching netflix and I was video gaming from the PS4. THis could of just been coincidence, i really didnt have much of a problem before. Is this something to worry about or should I be fine.

 

[Dauntae]

I'm taking it you have DSL if so that is actually just a phone cord, Cat5 and the like shouldn't fit.

 

[carnageX]

I'm taking it you have DSL if so that is actually just a phone cord, Cat5 and the like shouldn't fit.

Cat 5 could still work; you just wouldn't use some of the twisted pairs. The RJ45 connector (ethernet), however, wouldn't fit.

 

[setishock]

Looks like this?

Uverse is not your regular DSL persay. It requires its own phone jack to the local node. The cable is actually a 6 pin. Unless you have cable going in to the modem/router that cable goes to the wall jack. This version doesn't use a filter nor is it a slave to your phone line.

EDIT: That's an older version of the Uverse modem. It does use only 2 wires hence it's identified as 2wirexxx. I have the new version that uses all 6 wires and is really fast.
Both versions do require their own jack and line to the local node. That hasn't changed with the old and new versions.

 

[dialon]

What is your Uverse service speed? If you know the Mbps down speed that you're getting from them then you can answer if you need a Cat5 cable or not that way, without having to look at the physical cable. Cat5 is for 100Mbs/down (source: DynaCable | Networking FAQs). If you have 20Mbps down or 50Mbps down in your service speed you're paying for then I think you don't need to worry about it.

 

[Slacker]

that is all it is- a phone cord-

are you hardwired to the ps4 or the gf's device?

what speed are you paying for? have you run any speed tests?