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This cable is very sturdy and great for the price. I bought this cable because the little plastic tabs on my old one broke off.
I only needed a short cable and this 3-footer worked perfectly. I needed this cable after buying a second computer and a router.
Well Belkin built twin arches over the sides to prevent just that. So insist on 5e instead of just 5. He runs them to wall outlets, then uses the 7 foot or 14 foot snap in cable from the wall to the PC. That way, you don't have to buy a 40 dollar crimping tool. Way to go. Even when attaching, instructions call for twisting them right up to the connection.
I bought these Belkin cables. They require a metal to metal contact, and lead-solder doesn't qualify. These are the Category 5e cables. If I had to do it over again, I would still buy the Belkin 50 footers. (of all places to go networking) and they had the complete Leviton line of 5e accessories. Also, it is critical to keep them spiraled, all the way up to the end. They are very nice quality. They seem heftier than a lot of the other cables.
You know the frustration of unsnarling a phone wire, out of a wiring mess, and the little tab bends over backwards, never to work properly again. I initially bought some wall plates from (a nation wide electrical supply store) that were Category 3, then I returned those for the snap in option Category 5. They give you a better return feed, which results in better overall performance. I don't want to have a 500 foot roll of ethernet cable hanging around. I know Amazon doesn't print prices in their reviews, but they have the local major chain office supply stores beat hands down.
Gold plated connectors, Snag free ends, that protect that little lock in tab on the ends. Highly recommended, good stuff, for a good price. These are tops. My system analyst neighbor mentioned that he prefers to buy the 1000 foot roll. Those were returned also, when I went to (a nation wide building supply center).
The 50 foot roll was half again as much locally. You can't solder these cables. Since the tech instructions, tell you to keep them down to under 350 feet, these cables, whether they are long or short, are in the right lengths.
1 click and you're set up). No problems so far; does its job.(if you are setting up a wireless network, get windows XP.
You may want a longer one though, I just use this from my cable modem to my router. Littly pricy, but a great cable. You will plug this in and never get another, so why not get it.
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