Cable Matters 160012-BLK-3x5

A quality patch lead that works well. Bear in mind that when routing these cables through trunking/ducting that Cat6a cable is pretty stout and doesn't bend easily.

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Although I had to wait more than two weeks for delivery and the "snagless" strain-relief boots (though fine) are not EXACTLY as pictured, the patch cables DID arrive in time for my intended use and all five tested perfectly for proper termination and continuity. (Since I have only older computers, I do not have the means to test up-to-date ethernet cables for maximum speed.) As well, when it APPEARED that the original order had somehow gotten "stalled" in transit and I contacted Amazon about investigating, the seller responded promptly to address the issue. Thank you for the relatively-smooth transaction!

I would highly recommend these shielded twisted pair for any apartment, as there are multiple tenants and shielded cables reduce interference with electronic devices from neighboring power lines and even other wireless device interference I recommend that every wireless network uses shielded twisted pair, as a lot of times the cables that come with your devices are unshielded, and you want to make sure there is no interference. Something Best Buy Geek Squad won't tell you, plus if you have older cables that are from a few years ago, I recommend updating as when ISP's upgrade their data speed you should upgrade your cables to be sure that your devices are getting maximum rated speed and that the old cables are not limiting your speed, as CAT5 cannot handle the same speeds as CAT6A and others. Be sure when you buy cables that you match the jack to your connections, most home routers and modem's use the RJ-45 standard so as long as you get the STP (Shielded Twisted Pair, not 'Scientifically Treated Petroleum') the car stuff. They come in several colors Black, Blue, Yellow and a few others, the connectors are great, they have a connector cable guard as well, they fit snugly into the jacks and they are easy to snap into place. Quality material as well, come in individually wrapped cable bags as well. I highly recommend that every network get shielded cables for optimum performance from network. Then again that is just me as a tech guy

I wanted to replace my now overkill 50ft cable with something shorter and shielded to reduce insignificant amounts of emf radiation that "might" be emitting from ethernet cables. The cable ends snap on great, cable feels as sturdy as I could ever want or need and my speeds are stable. I use an Asus RT-N16. This was basically the best priced metal end cat6 cable I could find.

I had been doing some cable management at my home office, and put the ethernet cable in the same "sleeve" as some power / other cables. It looked nice, but I could clearly notice a decrease in speed, so I started looking up interference and sure enough it seemed to be the case that running ethernet next to power cables that cause the interference. So even though I had just bought standard UTP cables, I decided to replace all my cables with these shielded cables and keep the cable management the same. The difference is huge! I now have the same speeds as I did before, if not slightly faster/more responsive. Really appreciate the fantastic cables!