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Best place/price for CAT5 cables to buy???

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gredodenda

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Any web site stores that sells CAT5 cables for DSL. Cables must be good quality. I know that HomeDepot sells cables, but what about their quality???

Thanks in advance
 
I bought 1000 ft. of cat 5 wire, the Ideal Telemaster crimper, and 50 ends. Make your own cables, to any length you need, and after about the 10th cable (depending on purchase price) you're saving tons of money. I have made about 15-20 cables so far, and EVERY one has worked flawlessly. I haven't tested throughput, but I haven't had any problems at all yet with transfers. You may want to get different ends than the Ideal ends that I bought. They don't seem to really stay in the socket. I would like ends that have the clip on them to help hold tension to the release lever on the plug. I haven't had any problems with them coming out though so I haven't switched.
 
I know the local home depot is quite a bit cheaper than other pc hardware retail stores around here. I think their biggest roll is like $50, and it is a huge roll that should be plenty to wire an entire home. I use it at work for temp drops and find it just as reliable as the expensive belkin stuff we wired our building with.
 
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