Buying CAT5

chavezychavez

Hi All,

Anyone know where is the best place to buy CAT5 cable.

I'm looking for around 150 feet length of it.

Any websites/contact etc would be appreciated.

Alun

I bought a 250ft roll of it from elara recently.

Stranded version

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=MME0861241&productID=S0028191

Solid version

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=MME0860714&productID=S0028194

BoB_BoT

you can go to any trade electrical shop, you'll get it there. Last time I bought a box cost me about 30odd euro (that was over a year and a half ago though).

Alun

BoB_BoT wrote: »

you can go to any trade electrical shop, you'll get it there. Last time I bought a box cost me about 30odd euro (that was over a year and a half ago though).

I tried that but they all wanted to sell me a 1000ft box, which was about 10 times what I actually wanted (didn't inquire about price though). Was that €30 for that amount, or less?

FusionNet

Firstly a box of cat5e is no way only 30 euro end user, now unless it is total rubbish but Id stay away from this. I pay double to treble that trade price for a thousand feet.. Saying that I only buy quality!

I have some half empty boxes here. Im sure I could get 150ft for you. If your interested PM or mail me..

BoB_BoT

humm I may be wrong, it could have been 60, no longer have the receipt :P
the brand is excel FusionNet, good or bad? cat 5e utp

chavezychavez

FusionNet wrote: »

Firstly a box of cat5e is no way only 30 euro end user, now unless it is total rubbish but Id stay away from this. I pay double to treble that trade price for a thousand feet.. Saying that I only buy quality!

I have some half empty boxes here. Im sure I could get 150ft for you. If your interested PM or mail me..

PM Sent

FusionNet

BoB_BoT wrote: »

humm I may be wrong, it could have been 60, no longer have the receipt :P
the brand is excel FusionNet, good or bad? cat 5e utp

Personally not a fan of it myself but its what a lot of electrical retailers stock because there is a goog margin on it. The problem with cheaper ones is some can use very little copper, some are stranded and thats not good and some have really poor twists. When you go to untwist a pair to Terminate the whole thing unravels, disaster.. I use Krone myself and Ortronics at times.. These concerns are probably over the top on my behalf as Im responsible for good traffic through a commercail network but for home or small connections even the cheaper ones will work grand, they just wont excel (not the brand!!)

BoB_BoT

ah fair enough, never had the unraveling problem, again only used it for small networks and personal stuff. I've never done a professional grade network, probably never will, but will keep that in mind if I ever need to that was puntastic btw :P

knuth

B&Q stock 100 Metres for €47.

MunsterCycling

lordlame wrote: »

B&Q stock 100 Metres for €47.

Wowza that's a rip off, 305m cat5e box can be got for €70 in wholesalers (and yes the public can buy from them)

MC

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