Thanks Bitt, that's those are the answers I was after.
I might at one time use fiber in the house, that's what I intend to use the currently empty tubes for. By the time I ever need that, I hope either the price of fiber has gone down, or those new 'plastic' fiber cables have become more mainstream.

BTW, I thought that UTP cable was unshielded, FTP cables had a shield around all eight wires, and STP cables shielded each pair and the whole cable? You say this is only true for Cat7 ?

Do you know if the RJ-45 connectors used with Cat6A are the same as the regular ones used with Cat6 ?

Thx!