I am remodeling a portion of my house and have the walls and ceilings exposed and will be running CAT6. The goal is to try to future proof as much as possible. I plan to have 2 separate runs in smurf tube. Each run will be at the most 70 feet and have 5 cables in it. I was thinking on STP cable, but am I wasting money on it? Based on how my electrical is run, I might have some parallel runs within a foot of each other, which is part of the reason for the STP. We also have a cell tower that is about a quarter mile away from the house. Did not know if I was over thinking it.
I have been looking at various bulk CAT6 online. I found what seemed to be one that met all the specs (CAT6, STP, solid, CM rated, and 23 awg), however, I was concerned about the brand (vertical cable – see attached amazon.com link) as I could not find a lot of information on it. I want to do this right (less expensive to do correct once than have to redo down the road), however, I do not want to break the bank. Any recommendation on what CAT6 to buy and where to buy it? From some of the research I did, I am a bit fearful of the China stuff.
Also, are there any issues if I also put my rg6 quad shield coaxial cable in the same smurf tube? I did not think so, but wanted to get feedback.
Thanks in advance for your help.
http://www.amazon.com/Shielded-Copper-1000ft-Ethernet-Cable/dp/B005JD96C6/ref=sr_1_45?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1380933814&sr=1-45&keywords=cat6+stp
This one in unshielded... is this one good?
http://www.amazon.com/Belden-1872A-BELDEN-1000FT-SOLID/dp/B001HNQZCG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1381373212&sr=1-1&keywords=belden+cat6
I have been looking at various bulk CAT6 online. I found what seemed to be one that met all the specs (CAT6, STP, solid, CM rated, and 23 awg), however, I was concerned about the brand (vertical cable – see attached amazon.com link) as I could not find a lot of information on it. I want to do this right (less expensive to do correct once than have to redo down the road), however, I do not want to break the bank. Any recommendation on what CAT6 to buy and where to buy it? From some of the research I did, I am a bit fearful of the China stuff.
Also, are there any issues if I also put my rg6 quad shield coaxial cable in the same smurf tube? I did not think so, but wanted to get feedback.
Thanks in advance for your help.
http://www.amazon.com/Shielded-Copper-1000ft-Ethernet-Cable/dp/B005JD96C6/ref=sr_1_45?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1380933814&sr=1-45&keywords=cat6+stp
This one in unshielded... is this one good?
http://www.amazon.com/Belden-1872A-BELDEN-1000FT-SOLID/dp/B001HNQZCG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1381373212&sr=1-1&keywords=belden+cat6
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