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