1000ft CAT5, RJ45 Caps, Crimper, Tester - $44 AGAIN!

[scoreadeal]

Back in stock at ComputerGeeks, sold out fast last time...

1000-Ft. CAT5 Cable w/ RJ45 Caps, Crimper & Tester - $44

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Edit:

Back in stock again! $44, not a geek special, so you can use the 10% off coupon making it $39.60.

Link Updated.

 

[frankqfrank]

$19.00 ground to Ohio, $63 shipped for all this is AWESOME

I seriously need to lay off these forums though, I'm gonna go broke....


AHHH I WANT TO BUY!!! ME WANT TO BUY!!!!


IM GOING CRAZY! DO I HAVE $63. I don't know!!

 

[Fraggle]

shipping with "?" as the number of business days is 13 to Kansas... for 3 day, it's 30 bux! Still a good deal with the "?" & ground option. thx

 

[mee987]

good deal!

 

[Yzzim]

There's about 3 coupon codes out there that'll save you 10%

Shipping is $13 to Minnesota as well

 

[frankqfrank]

Sweet its not a geek special! That means COUPON!

 

[Yzzim]

ok, someone help me out here

I put the coupon code in the promotional code area, but when I click Continue the coupon doesn't show up as being applied?

What did I do wrong, I've tried all 3 that I can find.

Edit: Nevermind, I'm a moron. Turns out CompGeeks doesn't show you the math. I guess the expect you to be smart enough to figure it out. Me = not smart enough

 

[frankqfrank]

$58.60 with a coupon and shipping to Ohio.

I bought it, I am so running out of money.....

I HATE THIS FORUM.

 

[jimmyhaha]

crimp = $15-20 in ebay
tester = $15-25 in ebay

too bad cable is only cat5..

and compgeeks used to be slow in shipping, don't know if they are now..

ah... $18 shipped UPS ground..

 

[taurean]

$58.60 shipped to MI w/ coupon as well! Wee...

 

[Twinhead]

What should I do with that 1000ft CAT5 cable?
Maybe er...run the cable around the neighborhood to share broadband connection?

 

[Tung]

only $8 shipping for me. HOT!

 

[Epinephrine]

Another $13 for shipping to Kansas (Maybe they could put Fraggle's and mine in the same box)

 

[SinMen]

Originally posted by: Twinhead
What should I do with that 1000ft CAT5 cable?
Maybe er...run the cable around the neighborhood to share broadband connection?

Yes, thy neighbour will pay will a few bucks to offset the recent ATT broadband rate increase.

 

[Yzzim]

Originally posted by: Twinhead
What should I do with that 1000ft CAT5 cable?
Maybe er...run the cable around the neighborhood to share broadband connection?

Buy some more boxes and share it with me who can only get dialup?

 

[Twinhead]

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: Twinhead What should I do with that 1000ft CAT5 cable? Maybe er...run the cable around the neighborhood to share broadband connection?

Buy some more boxes and share it with me who can only get dialup?

Wow...that will be pretty tough task then...
Where do you live anyway?

 

[KLineD]

she's in minnesota, you're in nebraska....so...
how many boxes are we buying today?

Also...since max recommended length of a cat5 cable is 100ft...how many repeaters are we buying today?

 

[Evadman]

Not bad at all. Unfortunately, I already have 2 crimpers and a tester. Cat5e from Home Depot is about $55. This a good deal just for the cat5 cable? What does 1000' normaly go for?

 

[Garion]

Folks, just keep in mind that this is solid core Cat5. This makes it EXTREMELY difficult to crimp correctly, really increasing your chance of a bad connection. It's really designed to be punched down on patch panels and jacks. Solid core is also designed to be pulled in a wall, then left fairly static. If it gets moved around too much, solid core wire has a habit of breaking.

Nearly all commercial patch cords uses stranded cable, which is much easier to deal with and not prone to breaking one of the wires.

Not trying to thread crap here, but just be careful you're buying this for the right thing.

- G

 

[Garion]

Also...since max recommended length of a cat5 cable is 100ft...how many repeaters are we buying today?

Cat5 is spec'ed to 100 METERS, not 100 feet.

- G

 

[AWEstun]

I'm in! I spoke with the neighbor, who wants to share our internet connection, and explained that a hard wired connection for $44 vs. a $150+ wireless connection, is not only faster, but more secure.

Shelby

 

[Twinhead]

Originally posted by: AWEstun
I'm in! I spoke with the neighbor, who wants to share our internet connection, and explained that a hard wired connection for $44 vs. a $150+ wireless connection, is not only faster, but more secure. Shelby

good deal!

 

[TCPpacket]

good deal, just got myself a kit. not bad considering i paid $50 for the cable and another $50 for a crimper last time.

 

[gentobu]

Damnit! Shipping is $56.00 to hawaii:disgust:. Oh well at least it stopped me from buying 1000 ft of cat5 I'll probably never use!

 

[sixt7gt350]

How weatherproof is regular ol' cat5 cable?
By that, I mean, most wire sheathing can't withstand much sunlight before breakdown. There are also bacteria in the soil that will eat certain plastics, over time. Electrical wiring intended for outdoor use has a special formulation. Does anyone have any experience with long-time use of cat5 outdoors?

I'd like to re-do all the phone wiring in and around my house to improve signal quality. The phone lines after the box are my responsibility and they're getting mighty long in the tooth. With broadband, I'd also benefit from a cleaner signal from the twisted pair configuration. I replaced the wires at my old house, but they were all in the basement ceiling. Now, I have a crawl space and wires running along the siding.

Thanks.