Reccomended Brand for CAT6E (High Speed Network) Cable

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Hi MYBB,
Could you please Reccomended a quality Brand for CAT6E (High Speed Network) Cabling?

I bought this from Takealot for around R200, however am not impressed with the quality of the cable -

Category 6 Network Cable - 50m​

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I'm new to this and have no clue on what brands are out there and what's reccomended.

thanks in advance.
 
if it helps in any way, I'm trying to make 3 - 5 meter cables from this 50m batch..
 
Ares1000101 said:
Does it not live up to the specs of cat6 cable?
Or is this purely a cosmetic dislike for the cable?
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when crimping, it seems to fail on most occasions. Seems like the cable I bought is a bit tough/harder than others. I tested using another network cable I had and it works fine. The other cable is softer and more easier to crimp than this one.
 
I bought this one - from Makro .I didn't want to crimp or do anything to it .I use it to connect my modem to the back of the TV on the other room.Ever since I got it ,I have no issues ,and in fact it was a replacement of the "Cat 5e " I had earlier. By the look of things i doubt ,that you can crimpp it.
 

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I also struggled to find CAT6A cables. Seems everyone just sells CAT6E these days and it's not even an official standard.
 
tweety2007 said:
Hi MYBB,
Could you please Reccomended a quality Brand for CAT6E (High Speed Network) Cabling?

I bought this from Takealot for around R200, however am not impressed with the quality of the cable -

Category 6 Network Cable - 50m​

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.
www.takealot.com www.takealot.com

I'm new to this and have no clue on what brands are out there and what's reccomended.

thanks in advance.
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At that price I am sure it is not solid copper and probably doesn't have any shielding either. I bought 100m rolls of CAT5E Solid Copper Shielded UV protected cable a few years back from Scoop which was great and then I got a roll of similar spec cable from Helukabel last year which was great as well.
 
Unifi_222 said:
I bought this one - from Makro .I didn't want to crimp or do anything to it .I use it to connect my modem to the back of the TV on the other room.Ever since I got it ,I have no issues ,and in fact it was a replacement of the "Cat 5e " I had earlier. By the look of things i doubt ,that you can crimpp it.
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How does a flat ethernet cable not have crosstalk...there is a reason for the twists.

Must be one crap cable to use.
 
tweety2007 said:
Hi MYBB,
Could you please Reccomended a quality Brand for CAT6E (High Speed Network) Cabling?

I bought this from Takealot for around R200, however am not impressed with the quality of the cable -

Category 6 Network Cable - 50m​

Takealot.com: Online Shopping | SA's leading online store

South Africa's leading online store. Fast, reliable delivery to your door. Many ways to pay. Shop anything you can imagine: TVs, laptops, cellphones, kitchen appliances, toys, books, beauty & more. Shop the mobile app anytime, anywhere.
www.takealot.com www.takealot.com

I'm new to this and have no clue on what brands are out there and what's reccomended.

thanks in advance.
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most likely its CCA cable so throw it in the bin as its junk.Purchase from Scoop online.As long as its solid core copper then you fine.
 

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Bought this from incredible connection , pretty good quality.
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Liverbird said:
Trying to decide between 2 brands of ethernet cable with almost identical specs. The first is Linkbasic and the second is produced by CBI electric. Both are Cat 6 ftp pure copper outdoor (UV). Here is a comparison of specs:
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
Links to datasheets:


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I think you shouldn't have an issue with either at that point, unless someone does interject on CBI. I've ordered some custom length Linkbasic flyleads for indoor use last week as per the recommendation of the forum and they're been stellar, so let's see if more opinions come about.
 
The only cable that's officially designed for 10Gbps is CAT6A. It is designed for 500MHz of bandwidth, some cables claim 600Mhz.

CAT6, CAT6E usually designed for 250Mhz and you get 1Gbps at maximum distance and 10Gbps at shorter distances. Some CAT6/6E cables claim up to 500Mhz of bandwidth.

CAT5e is designed for 100Mhz bandwidth and 1Gbps speed. Some Cat5e cables claims up to 300Mhz of bandwidth.
 
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