Wheres the best place to get 100'-150' CAT5 cables?

[aphex]

Im gonna go the cheap way to get my cable modem in my bedroom and just buy a REALLY long cable, instead of upgrading my router to a wireless one and getting a card. 🙂

Where do you reccomend that i can get some good length CAT5 cable for a decent price?

 

[amdskip]

Hmmm, why not have the cable company run coax to your room. If there is an outside wall in your room, it is very simple to run the cable to it. Sending you a pm about the cable anyways.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: amdskip
Hmmm, why not have the cable company run coax to your room. If there is an outside wall in your room, it is very simple to run the cable to it. Sending you a pm about the cable anyways.

I have coax in my room, but the cable modem is in the computer room down the hallway with our other 4 rigs (this is just a temporary thing for the summer). I just wanna use my lappy in my bedroom 🙂

 

[Nocturnal]

i thought it wasnt good to run anything over 100' of cat5 cable?

 

[fatbaby]

100 ft. for $12.50

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
i thought it wasnt good to run anything over 100' of cat5 cable?

Limit of cat5 is 100 meters, or ~330 feet.

Just buy a spool & crimp your own ends.

Viper GTS

 

[BCYL]

Just buy the tool and crimp your own cable... much cheaper than buying pre-made ones...

 

[BDawg]

I agree with Viper. Make an investment in the future, crimp your own.

 

[heartsurgeon]

i tried to beat fatbaby's price - i couldn't.

pretty nice price for 100' cat5 with plugs and booties on each end.

besides - whats the price for a decent crimper going to be? anyone?

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
i tried to beat fatbaby's price - i couldn't.

pretty nice price for 100' cat5 with plugs and booties on each end.

besides - whats the price for a decent crimper going to be? anyone?

Not too much, & with the kind of work aphex does the ability to make network cables is valuable. Consider it an investment.

Viper GTS

 

[FoBoT]

nm

 

[PsychoAndy]

Dude, go to Home Depot. The last time I was in the cable section, I saw Cat-5 there. I dunno if they can crimp it, but i'm pretty sure they have an obese spool of cat5.

 

[aphex]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: heartsurgeon
i tried to beat fatbaby's price - i couldn't.

pretty nice price for 100' cat5 with plugs and booties on each end.

besides - whats the price for a decent crimper going to be? anyone?

Not too much, & with the kind of work aphex does the ability to make network cables is valuable. Consider it an investment.

Viper GTS

True, oh so very true. 🙂

Ill check out Home Depot tomm for a spool.. Thanks for the responces. 🙂