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Cat6 Cable Source (Cost Efficient?)
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| Topic: | Cat6 Cable Source (Cost Efficient?) This thread has 15 replies. Displaying all posts. |
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| Post 1 made on Thursday June 7, 2012 at 19:40 |
patterr Long Time Member |
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Where do you guys buy our Cat6 cable from for the best bang for the buck? Monoprice has 1000' for $105 + $20 shipping. [Link: monoprice.com]Are there better deals to be had? I need to pickup 2-3 boxes (1000'/ea) Thanks in advance,
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| Post 2 made on Thursday June 7, 2012 at 20:24 |
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At 1000 feet your lookin at a pennies a foot. Stop trying to find the cheapest wire.
Cheaper wire is usually:
Inside a crappy box that breaks
Has a poor pull system
Has a poor foot marking system
Has stiff outer jacket
Poorly colored utp pairs ( Is this the brown pair? Or the orange pair? )
Etc etc ......
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| Post 3 made on Thursday June 7, 2012 at 20:53 |
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| Post 4 made on Thursday June 7, 2012 at 20:53 |
P2P Long Time Member |
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Not to mention the counterfeit Cat 6 out there. And it is out there.
Don't trust el cheapo cable. Buy a reputable brand from a reputable vendor. The slight cost difference now is a whole lot cheaper than having to go rip it all out when it starts to degrade later!
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| Post 5 made on Thursday June 7, 2012 at 21:17 |
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| Post 6 made on Thursday June 7, 2012 at 21:22 |
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People really buy that crap and expect good results?
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"Quality isn't expensive, it's Priceless!" |
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| Post 7 made on Thursday June 7, 2012 at 22:58 |
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On June 7, 2012 at 21:22, kgossen said...
People really buy that crap and expect good results? Of course, see the Snap threads.
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"You can't fix stupid." |
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| Post 8 made on Thursday June 7, 2012 at 22:59 |
tweeterguy Loyal Member |
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ICE Cable is what we use.
In addition to the warnings above, cheap cable is oftentimes copper clad, not solid copper. That's a bad thing.
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| Post 9 made on Friday June 8, 2012 at 08:22 |
Zohan Super Member |
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On June 7, 2012 at 21:22, kgossen said...
People really buy that crap and expect good results? I have used that cat6 for over 2 years now, in everything from small systems to 10,000 sf homes without a single issue. Put 12,000' of it in a project last year, works great.
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| Post 10 made on Friday June 8, 2012 at 09:50 |
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I vouch for the Firefold cable as well. Used tons of it myself. Literally, tons. If you're an installer and plan on purchasing larger quantities (over time, not necessarily in one order), get setup as a reseller/installer. They used to have a program that gave discounted pricing. Here's the information for their sales guy: Tyler Cochran [email protected]704-979-7103
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| OP | Post 11 made on Friday June 8, 2012 at 11:43 |
patterr Long Time Member |
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Thanks for the feedback. Firefold it is!
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| Post 12 made on Sunday June 10, 2012 at 04:16 |
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Will Firefold custom label the wire? Just asking...
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| Post 13 made on Sunday June 10, 2012 at 08:27 |
Zohan Super Member |
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On June 10, 2012 at 04:16, Mario said...
Will Firefold custom label the wire? Just asking... I don't know, never asked
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| Post 14 made on Monday June 11, 2012 at 11:44 |
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What part of "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." do you not understand? |
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| Post 15 made on Monday June 11, 2012 at 11:47 |
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another potential risk of cheap cable [Link: cccassoc.org]
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What part of "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." do you not understand? |
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