I like using the full speed of my internet connection and when my old ribbon cable was thinner and flatter and rated CAT-6. Hey, I tore it up by pulling on it, or the cats gnawed a few holes in it. The connection speed has been reduced to 100Mbps and I have 500Mbps fiber internet so I don't fly. Well, this cable is brittle, hard, thick and very strong. Those aren't your father's wires. They work great and you can still bend and fold them with little effort. And it was a good replacement for the old cable.