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Recommend me some good places to buy a 100 ft. Cat 5 cable

Svnla

Svnla

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I need one cat5/ cat5e/ cat6 cable for a home project.

I looked at monoprice for 1 and the cost was about $7 plus $6 shipping = $13 or so.

Do you know any good places that I can get a good cat5 cable that is cheaper - I mean good quality cable but cheap or cheaper shipping cost (total price including shipping) than monoprice? I need it by next week (5 business days will be fine). TIA.
 
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I wouldn't get a cheap cable. The limitation for a patch cable is 10 meters (5 meters on each side of the link) with 90 meters of solid cable in between.

Make sure if you do get a 100 foot cable it is solid UTP, not stranded.
 
spidey07 said:
I wouldn't get a cheap cable. The limitation for a patch cable is 10 meters (5 meters on each side of the link) with 90 meters of solid cable in between.

Make sure if you do get a 100 foot cable it is solid UTP, not stranded.
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This is the one that I was looking at. Good enough? http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...020813&p_id=5006&seq=1&format=3#specification

Surf - I was more "get a cheaper shipping rate" and not "cheap cable". I edited my OP.

Boomber - Thanks for deepsurplus link, anymore? BTW, do you have any more good English grammar links? Feel free to PM me. TIA.
 
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Svnla said:
This is the one that I was looking at. Good enough? http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...020813&p_id=5006&seq=1&format=3#specification

Surf - I was more "get a cheaper shipping rate" and not "cheap cable". I edited my OP.

Boomber - Thanks for deepsurplus link, anymore? BTW, do you have any more good English grammar links? Feel free to PM me. TIA.
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I can't tell just from the description personally, but if you shoot off a message to their customer support they're usually very knowledgable and will most likely answer your question same-day.
 
This thread makes me scratch my head. What's $13 shipped for 100' of Cat5? That's as cheap as you're likely to find, and at best you might save $1 or something.
 
Can anyone recommend a good cat5 cable for outside? I am planning to run a cable from my house to the back house. The cable will have exposure to the sun, rain, etc.
 
V00DOO said:
Can anyone recommend a good cat5 cable for outside? I am planning to run a cable from my house to the back house. The cable will have exposure to the sun, rain, etc.
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Make sure you wrap it around a lightning rod on the way to the back house. You know, just to be sure.
 
V00DOO said:
Can anyone recommend a good cat5 cable for outside? I am planning to run a cable from my house to the back house. The cable will have exposure to the sun, rain, etc.
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There is outdoor rated cable and direct burial cable. You will have to put grounding and lightning arrestors on either side - have a pro do this.
 
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