Thank you everybody for the fast responses. I ordered the cable from fourpair.com for 11 dollars plus shipping. - Jeff On Nov 18, 2010, at 9:11 PM, <dstevens at tryandfindit.com> <dstevens at tryandfindit.com > wrote: > Hey Jeff, > > They both say > > 100' CAT5, > > One is a "Patch Cable" > $76.99 (seems, is over priced) > > One is a "Network Ethernet Cable" > $5.95 (seems very low priced) > > They are both the same, different names. > > Go to this site. I buy all my cables and equipment from these guys. > http://fourpair.com/ccp6_09/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=catshow&ref=CAT5EPC > They have a 110' Patch Cable for $11.89 > Tell them I sent you. You are guaranteed to have the correct cable > for what you are doing. > > > Let me know how it goes..... > > don > > > TFI Enterprises > Donald M. Stevens > 785 Williams Street, # 142 > Longmeadow, Ma 01106 > Office: 413.209.8333 > Cell: 860.614.4153 > Email: dstevens at tryandfindIT.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [Hidden-tech] 100 foot Ethernet Cables > From: Jeff Peck <jeff.peck at snet.net> > Date: Thu, November 18, 2010 8:23 pm > To: HT-discuss Tech <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> > > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's > area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > I am in the market for a 100 foot long ethernet cable. Can anybody > educate me > as to what the difference is between this: > ($89 at Staples) > http://www.staples.com/Staples-100-CAT5e-Plus-Snagless-Patch-Cable-Blue/product_631053?cmArea=SEARCH > > > and this: > ($6 on > Amazon) http://www.amazon.com/RiteAV-Network-Ethernet-Office-Product/dp/B000V0IE6G > > > And assuming there is a major difference, could anyone advise me as > to whether > the cheaper option will suffice for about 10Mbs (Comcast connection) > going to a > wireless router that will host a couple devices (i.e. NOT a large > network with > need for high bandwidth)? > > If it will not suffice is there something more midrange in cost and > what to look > for? > > Thank you, > Jeff > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion > list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20101119/ed7959bd/attachment.html