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You're looking to turn your phone port into an Ethernet access point. It sounds like a solid plan! Just sharing your thoughts with others who have done this will help. Do you think converting it will really meet the speeds providers advertise? Your current modem offers around 2.5Gbps, but you're aiming for at least 1Gbps after conversion. What experience do people have with this kind of setup? Also, with a distance of about 15 meters between your room and the new point, how does that affect performance?
Your modem could handle a 2.5Gbps link, but what rate are you actually receiving? If you have the full 2.5Gbps but only pay for 500Mbps, your maximum speed will be limited to 500Mbps.
For cat6 cabling, performance reaches up to 10gbps over those distances. If that’s the case, verify both your switch and the computer’s network connections support those rates. Once confirmed, ensure your ISP delivers the promised speeds—especially important if you’re on a 2.5gbps plan. If the electrician merely changes an RJ11 to RJ45 port, it’s likely a 4-wire or older cat5 setup, which won’t achieve the higher speeds.
Everyone else has mentioned this correctly, yet… unless your walls are lined with conduit, you probably need to remove drywall extensively, install a lot of it, and lay cables. Wouldn’t it be better to avoid using Wi-Fi or running wires along the molding instead?