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(deleted) Wed 29-Jun-16 01:45:31
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Any CAT5/6 Patch Cable supplier recommendations?


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I've seen a few recommendations for cable suppliers over the years here on TB, but my search abilities are letting me down right now.

I need to buy a large handful of various length pre-made snagless (or at a push fully booted, but I hate how the boots go hard as time passes) CAT5/6 patch cables.

It's a work purchase and I am loathe to go through Amazon for them as chasing up VAT invoices is a royal PITA that way. And it's a bit of a lottery what you end up with.

So if anyone here is regularly buying these things and knows a supplier that ships quality products, in a reasonable timeframe I'd be much obliged for a nudge in their direction.

Thanks in advance and beers on Friday..
GeeTee
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(deleted) Wed 29-Jun-16 07:22:31
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Last time I bought some from Comms Express
http://www.comms-express.com/categories/cat5e-rj45-e...
Standard User MHC
(sensei) Wed 29-Jun-16 07:44:42
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I tend too buy "Cables to Go" brand they now use the trade name "C2G". Wide range of colours and lengths in their range and quite a few places stock them. In the past I have used a supplier called Kikatek but there are plenty of others.


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(deleted) Thu 30-Jun-16 01:42:42
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Thanks for that... good prices for sure. Sadly no snagless offering though, but I can live with the booted ones over the fully booted for anything but patch panel use.

Why does anyone even buy unbooted cables? Every time I come across the things out in real installations (i.e. less than perfect undisturbed situations) they're falling apart - the outer sleeve out of the jack and only tenuously holding together thanks to the crimps on the inner cores.
Standard User MHC
(sensei) Thu 30-Jun-16 14:05:00
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In reply to a post by GeeTee:
Sadly no snagless offering though, but I can live with the booted ones over the fully booted for anything but patch panel use.



Did you check out C2G at Kikatek? http://www.kikatek.com/advanced_search_result.php?iP...


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Standard User uno
(knowledge is power) Thu 30-Jun-16 14:14:56
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We use DCDI and find them reliable and good for patch cables.

http://www.dcdi.co.uk/

Matt

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(member) Thu 30-Jun-16 14:24:42
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I always get Belkin snagless moulded cables from BroadbandBuyer. The link is to the Cat5E ones.
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(deleted) Thu 30-Jun-16 15:06:07
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I have now! Thanks smile
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(deleted) Thu 30-Jun-16 15:08:22
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Much obliged laugh
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Thank you laugh
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