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Where Can You Buy 150 ft. CAT5 Cables?

Monday November 5, 2007
| Discussion | As popular as wireless networking has become, there will always be a need for network cables. Ethernet cables are the most popular type, and easy to find in shorter lengths like 6 foot (2m), 10 foot (3m) or 100 ft (30m). Longer Ethernet cables, however, can be challenge to acquire. In fact, electrical limits exist for how long Ethernet cables can run and still work properly.

A reader on our message board has asked: Where can I buy 150 ft. CAT5 cables? Join this discussion to share your ideas.
See also - What Is the Maximum Length of a CAT5 Cable?
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September 14, 2008 at 10:42 am
(1) Karel says:

You can buy a 150 ft. Cat5 Ethernet cord at this site http://www.buy.com/prod/150ft-ethernet-network-cable-gray-cat5e/q/loc/101/208795093.html
It is $41.85.

July 7, 2009 at 11:46 am
(2) Brad says:

I buy mine from Home Inovations at http://www.ihomepro.ca like 80 bucks for 500 feet

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