Good, inexpensive place to by Network Cable & Plugs?

[Gilbo]

I'm going to have to make a lot of ethernet cables for the house soon, and I'd prefer to buy a bunch of cable and the plugs in bulk. I checked out Home Depot. It was $75 for 500ft of Cat5e. But the plugs were nearly a dollar each. What I'd really like to do is find a good online distributor for this stuff.

Ideally, I'd like them to be Canadian I don't know where my fellow Canadians go. I wouldn't mind recommendations on American shops though. Oftentimes they're cheaper, even with the duty --especially with our dollar being what it is these days.

I checked NCIX but that sort of stuff isn't really their bag. Halifax isn't a great town for computer stuff generally, although Robotnik has prices that are as good NCIX's on a lot of stuff.

 

[Handruin]

I know this won't answer the initial question, but would you consider going something like CAT 6 if you're going through the pain of wiring a house? That way you can get a better speed through GigE if you ever decide to go that route? I know CAT5e is capable, but I've read you're less susceptible to noise over longer runs (which you may be doing in a house).

 

[Gilbo]

Actually, Handruin, I do want to at least look very seriously at Cat 6. One of the most annoying things about Home Depot for me was that I couldn't compare prices between 5e & 6. They only had 5e. Some of the runs will be pretty long too --like 20m.

Robotnik, it turns out has 1000ft 5e for less than the 500 at Home Depot. Not Cat6 though. And I'll still have to buy the plugs elsewhere.

 

[Mercutio]

It's not helpful to you in Nova Scotia, but I buy lots of things from Cableconn.com. Recently they switched policies, though, and now they don't do free shipping for $20 orders any more, which makes me a sad panda.