Cat5e from Home Depot.....is it good?

[ph0n33z]

Alright,

I am in the process of ordering all of the cable for my new house construction. I went to Home Depot today to check out their prices versus smarthome/automatedoutlet. Most of the stuff was more expensive, except for the Cat5e.

So, what I need to know is...........what is this stuff?? No where on the box does it say what it is rated at (100mhz, 250mhz, 350mhz, etc...). So I am wondering what its actual performance is? Here is what the box says:

Category 5e
Riser
"Type CMR Riser Rated cable is suitable for installation in veritcal runs and penetrating more than one floor, or for installation in vertical runs in a shaft"

BRAND: CommandLinx
General Cable

c UL us
Listed
Communcations Cable
also
Verified to UL Performance

CMR (UL)
c (UL)

The color is Gray......(yuck!)

So what do you guys think? What is this cable? Anyone used it before?

 

[DavidL]

I have used lots of cable from HDepot and haven't had any issues. More out of convenience than anything else.

 

[Steve]

Based on what you said in chat, I think it is General #5133200e. Tested to 250mhz. http://www.generalcable.com/NR/rdonlyres/4...T_0087_0603.pdf

 

[Madcodger]

I've used it and it's been fine. I buy cable, etc. from them due to the limited amounts I need. Except for small stuff like this, though, I'd advise Automated Outlet. You can't beat the service and you can get questions answered intelligently, as opposed to the Orange Box.

 

[bfisher]

My CAT5e cable came from HD... no issues.

 

[WayneW]

Is anybody running verified GigE on this stuff or other "regular" or low end 5e cable?

 

[ginigma]

Just ran a few more runs of this from the second story to the basement last weekend. Running 100Mbps no problems with the HD Cat 5e.

 

[Herdfan]

I used several 1000 feet of the HD stuff. For phones and IR's only.

For data, I used Belden. Seeing them side-by-side, you could see a difference in the consistency of the twists.

 

[jrfuda]

I use Home Depot CAT5 (whatever the cheapest stuff was) for Gigabit Ethernet and it works fine. I think my longest run is about 30'. I bought a 1000' foot roll for less than $50 about 6 months ago...