Stream: homelab

Topic: Bulk(-ish) cable distributors?


view this post on Zulip Andrew O'Brien (Mar 10 2025 at 18:28):

I’m looking to run some CAT 6 outside. I think 500’ will be enough for 2-3 spans, which should be plenty for the foreseeable future. B&H has that for $60 which seems like a good deal. Anywhere else I should be looking?

(Besides Amzn, which I’m cutting back from.)

When I search for “bulk”, that looks to be 1000’ and up to most distributors so I seem to be in that prosumer donut hole between normie and business.

view this post on Zulip Adam Stacoviak (Mar 10 2025 at 18:42):

Monoprice

view this post on Zulip Adam Stacoviak (Mar 10 2025 at 18:42):

Or a spool from Amazon

view this post on Zulip Adam Stacoviak (Mar 10 2025 at 18:43):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01JAVLNG4

view this post on Zulip Adam Stacoviak (Mar 10 2025 at 18:44):

Monoprice will let you choose lengths and they come terminated or you can go raw cable depending on the length you need

view this post on Zulip Matthew Sanabria (Mar 11 2025 at 01:07):

Check locally as well on apps like OfferUp. I found a local distributor that way and bought 1000' of CMP rated CAT 6 for when I was renovating my house. Still have like half left.


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