If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)

Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie

sourcing cat5e cable

Eurorunner · 2006-06-30 14:21:56

Where can i get some cat5e cable at a good price?

Options

30-06-2006 3:21pm

#1

Eurorunner

Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2003

Posts: 2115

Where can i get some cat5e cable at a good price?

0

Comments

Options
#2 30-06-2006 4:09pm
Kali

Closed Accounts Posts: 6,601 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 1998

Posts: 6297

Eurorunner wrote:

Where can i get some cat5e cable at a good price?

In Dublin? All Cables on cork st.

0
Options
#3 30-06-2006 4:21pm
ToxicPaddy

Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,763 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: July 2001

Posts: 9390

The are actually called One-Source now and they have moved from Cork st to a small industrial estate off the south circular rd.

Here is their new website.

http://www.one-source.ie/

There is also a guy on the for sale forum who makes and sells cables to size for fairly reasonable prices. Might be worth checking out. Cant think of his name off the top of my head but a good few people bought off him and they all seemed happy with the service.

Tox

0
Options
#4 30-06-2006 6:11pm
liamo

Registered Users Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭

Join Date: November 2002

Posts: 1125

A little tip : I got some cheap cat5 cable a while back and it was a b*ast*rd making up cables. Spend the little extra to get the good stuff. It will save your sanity.

Regards,

Liam

0
Options
#5 30-06-2006 6:16pm
aidan_walsh

Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: February 2003

Posts: 15589

ToxicPaddy wrote:

There is also a guy on the for sale forum who makes and sells cables to size for fairly reasonable prices. Might be worth checking out. Cant think of his name off the top of my head but a good few people bought off him and they all seemed happy with the service.

galwaydude18

0
Options
#6 30-06-2006 8:49pm
Capt'n Midnight

Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 91,862 Mod ✭✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2003

Posts: 90100

www.connectix.ie - if you ring up sometime prices are less than on the web

0
Advertisement
Options
#7 01-07-2006 10:56am
TimTim

Registered Users Posts: 804 ✭✭✭

Join Date: March 2003

Posts: 776

I've just bought 300m of CAT5e off Komplett for 70 euro. If making cables is your thing.

0
Options
#8 04-07-2006 2:36pm
JohnnieM

Closed Accounts Posts: 716 ✭✭✭

Join Date: February 2006

Posts: 708

Company in Clane called Commsys do excellent cat 5 e also plugs etc patch cables at good price phone 086 2680777

0
Options
#9 05-07-2006 11:23pm
Eurorunner

Closed Accounts Posts: 2,393 ✭✭✭

Join Date: May 2003

Posts: 2115

Thanks for the info guys. Order placed.

0
Options
#10 15-07-2006 11:56am
serotonin_sam

Closed Accounts Posts: 204 ✭✭

Join Date: April 2004

Posts: 140

Just checking out the 'one-source' website. Theres UTP and FTP. Is there really much of a difference in quality? If I'm running cable for a home network, is there any advantage using FTP over UTP?

0
Options
#11 15-07-2006 12:33pm
axer

Registered Users Posts: 5,517 ✭✭✭

Join Date: September 2004

Posts: 5185

serotonin_sam wrote:

Just checking out the 'one-source' website. Theres UTP and FTP. Is there really much of a difference in quality? If I'm running cable for a home network, is there any advantage using FTP over UTP?

Its not about quality. Its that FTP is screened with foil. I don't think you need that and besides you have to make sure each cable is grounded correctly if you use it. Its mainly used in the likes of factories where there is heavy machinary giving off high EMF.

0
Advertisement