"Richard Russell" wrote in message
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On 12 Aug, 22:01, (Andrew Gabriel) wrote:
As I gradually rewired lighting circuit over a 20 year period
(whilst I was redecorating the relevant areas, but also with a
view to putting in home automation), I ran triple and earth to
almost every point (switch or lamp).

Interesting that you should mention Home Automation. I presume that
in these days of wireless connectivity there's no longer any need to
festoon the house with CAT5 cabling! However, given the one-off
opportunity to install extra wiring before the Second Fix, is there
anything you would specify to future-proof the property?


IME wireless is not a complete substitute for wired ethernet. I use
wireless at home for surfing and email - and that's it.

I run all my real-time applications (VoIP, streaming music and streaming
video) over wired as they are too susceptible to individual packets being
slightly delayed - which can happen due to many sources of interference on
wireless.