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

[Chad Homan]

Locally i thought dit had some reasonable prices. 50' $16, 25'$10, etc.
Ditcorp.com
On Aug 7, 2012 12:44 PM, "Dan Linder" <dan at 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
>
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