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Cheap network cables
- Thread starter richardf
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Buy Cat5e cable online at R3/meter from Scoop:
http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=35
R6/meter is a bit much. The cost price is around R2 per meter.
http://www.scoopdistribution.co.za/product_info.php?cPath=2&products_id=35
R6/meter is a bit much. The cost price is around R2 per meter.
This post is so funny after the conversation I had earlier. hehe. Buy 100m of cable and put R45 connectors on each side
Muuuuuch cheaper. You should also buy the cable, boots and connectors from a wholesaler. I am sure someone here can suggest a good one in Jozi.
I think its the age part, noticing it my side aswell.
While we're talking about age....who here colours their hair. Im a 27 yr old male, and im getting grey fast! Ill feel a bit stupid to colour my hair, but i dont want to look 70 when i hit 30
Bondizzo
Expert Member
http://www.frontier-electronics.co.za, its R100 ex Vat for 50m, so you ca buy 50m*2 which will work out to R200 ex vat, they in linbro Business park and you dont have to be a dealer, you can view their price list online
xistenz
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Try Cable Applications, Datanet, The Networking Warehouse, Pacific Cables, Wirecom (sister company of Cable Applications). All of them will be much cheaper than R 6.00 / m
nice one. thanks everyone. Sure this thread will help a few people googling for this type of thing.
Ja, w1z4rd, glad you had a chuckle. I had an argument with my boss who "doesn't want to be a guinea pig" for this new-fangled wireless technology, so we're going old-school with our office-to-office link.
But I must say, wireless does scare me a little. Will rather experiment on my own than put my reputation on the line at work.
Ja, w1z4rd, glad you had a chuckle. I had an argument with my boss who "doesn't want to be a guinea pig" for this new-fangled wireless technology, so we're going old-school with our office-to-office link.
But I must say, wireless does scare me a little. Will rather experiment on my own than put my reputation on the line at work.
CAT5e is a bit more work but I must say I have a gbit wired network and 100mbit wireless network at my house and I much rather use the wired link, less latencies and it's much more stable were as the wireless keeps reducing speed of the network to improve reception (even when it's at full signal strength, don't know why tho?).
Plus gbit networks are quite cheap to setup these days.
Plus gbit networks are quite cheap to setup these days.
Try http://www.componentsources.co.za/ - I can't recall exactly, but could be cheaper than R2/m!
Jonny Two Shoes
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While we're talking about age....who here colours their hair. Im a 27 yr old male, and im getting grey fast! Ill feel a bit stupid to colour my hair, but i dont want to look 70 when i hit 30
thanks!!!Im 22 and people have been asking me about my grey hairs seriously LOL
I dont give a dam really ... ha ha