Cat 5e cable - 1000ft roll - 61.95 at buy.com

Phunktion

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Lowes Hardware has some or can get lots of this (Cat5e) for cheaper if you ask the right person.. either way it was mentioned above but you get the point.. look around first before you settle on Buy.com..
 

K-squared

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I bought a spool of Cat5e last summer (September) at Home Depot for $52.50 - price for the "standard" Cat5 cable (with "deluxe" blue sheath) was 0.18 per foot or $162.95 for a 1000' spool. You might want to reference the original thread on this Cat5e cable.

The cable is manufactured by BICC General (General Cable Technoloies Corp., HIghland heights, KY) and is labeled as "COMMANDLINX CATEGORY 5e DATA COMMINCATIONS CABLE". The following is listed below on the label:

- Super High Speed - 1000 MBits/Sec
- 4 PAIR/24 GAUGE
- Internet Service
- Computer Networks
- Modems
- Multiple Phone Lines
- Fax Machines
Approved for Inside Riser Use


The UL label on the side of the box lists the following:

Underwriters Laboratory Inc. listed
COMMUNICATIONS CABLE
ALSO VERIFIED TO UL PERFORMANCE
CATEGORY PROGRAM
E-105765-S No. 1040
7/26/00


Below this is additional information including the following:

MPR/CMR (UL) VERIFIED CAT-5e

The cable is 24-gauge solid core wire. The UPC Bar Code is:

0 79407 70814 7