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minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoThe snaky boy is more than $3 these days, at least if you get a long one.
minus-squaresocsa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoAlso for just cheap cat5, it might not actually faster than modern WiFi.
minus-squareHoimo@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agocat5 beats wifi in terms of wall penetration though, assuming you penetrated that wall with a drill and then pulled the cat5 through
minus-squareTehhund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoSay “penetrate” again, I’m almost finished.
minus-squareDaftydux@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoCome on, dont blow a just couple comments out of proportion. Why put so much load on some common terminology.
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoCat 6 is what, $0.15 a foot? Plus maybe another $0.50 for the connectors and boots? That’s a 16 foot snake for $3.00.
minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoI think last time I bought one it was a 50 foot one for something like $15-$20. People are mentioning buying from a spool but I am thinking more going to my local computer store,so there’s a some markup.
The snaky boy is more than $3 these days, at least if you get a long one.
Also for just cheap cat5, it might not actually faster than modern WiFi.
cat5 beats wifi in terms of wall penetration though, assuming you penetrated that wall with a drill and then pulled the cat5 through
Say “penetrate” again, I’m almost finished.
Come on, dont blow a just couple comments out of proportion. Why put so much load on some common terminology.
Cat 6 is what, $0.15 a foot? Plus maybe another $0.50 for the connectors and boots? That’s a 16 foot snake for $3.00.
I think last time I bought one it was a 50 foot one for something like $15-$20.
People are mentioning buying from a spool but I am thinking more going to my local computer store,so there’s a some markup.
Buy them in spools.