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Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 13:06:07 -0500
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Subject: Re: [OMG] [OT] Buying Cat5 cable locally...best price?
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You could also try Graybar <http://www.graybar.com/>, or one of the other
electric/data products places...

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Bill D <skk...@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
> On Aug 7, 2012 12:43 PM, "Dan Linder" <d...@linder.org> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>> --
>> ***************** ************* *********** ******* ***** *** **
>> "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"
>>     (Who can watch the watchmen?)
>>     -- from the Satires of Juvenal
>> "I do not fear computers, I fear the lack of them."
>>     -- Isaac Asimov (Author)
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You could also try <a href=3D"http://www.graybar.com/">Graybar</a>, or one =
of the other electric/data products places...<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote">On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Bill D <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:skk...@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">skk...@gmail.com</a>&gt;</sp=
an> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><p>I would suggest looking at <a href=3D"htt=
p://monoprice.com" target=3D"_blank">monoprice.com</a>. I don&#39;t know th=
e prices for cat5/6 but I know they are cheap for other cables.</p>
<div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Aug 7, 2012 12:43 PM, &quot;Dan Linder&quot; =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:d...@linder.org" target=3D"_blank">d...@linder.org</a>&=
gt; wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

I need to re-run some Cat5 data runs in my house. =A0I estimate that a 500&=
#39; spool should be plenty (probably 250&#39; should work). =A0The no-name=
 brand at Lowes is fairly pricey, and I haven&#39;t checked with Computer C=
able Connection in Bellevue. =A0Any other local places to check before buyi=
ng?<div>



<br></div><div>I need this real soon, so Amazon Prime might be an option. =
=A0But everything that I&#39;m seeing there seems to be =A0&quot;Copper Cla=
d=A0Aluminum&quot; as opposed to solid copper wires. =A0I&#39;m a bit hesit=
ant about CCA, but if enough people tell me it&#39;s perfectly fine I&#39;l=
l give it a shot. =A0(My current cables are ~12 years old and are solid cop=
per.)</div>



<div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Dan<br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-=
- <br>***************** ************* *********** ******* ***** *** **<br>&=
quot;Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?&quot;<br>=A0 =A0 (Who can watch the wat=
chmen?)<br>



=A0 =A0 -- from the Satires of Juvenal<br>&quot;I do not fear computers, I =
fear the lack of them.&quot;<br>=A0 =A0 -- Isaac Asimov (Author)<br>** *** =
***** ******* *********** ************* *****************<br>
</div>
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