[OT] Buying Cat5 cable locally...best price?

[Dan Linder]

I need to re-run some Cat5 data runs in my house.  I estimate that a 500' spool should be plenty (probably 250' should work).  The no-name brand at Lowes is fairly pricey, and I haven't checked with Computer Cable Connection in Bellevue.  Any other local places to check before buying?

I need this real soon, so Amazon Prime might be an option.  But everything that I'm seeing there seems to be  "Copper Clad Aluminum" as opposed to solid copper wires.  I'm a bit hesitant about CCA, but if enough people tell me it's perfectly fine I'll give it a shot.  (My current cables are ~12 years old and are solid copper.)

Thanks,

Dan

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[Bill D]

I would suggest looking at monoprice.com. I don't know the prices for cat5/6 but I know they are cheap for other cables.

[Kevin Fusselman]

You could also try Graybar, or one of the other electric/data products places...