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Originally Posted by Kavid
I'm glad they came through more than I can explain. As for the Cat5e cable, what is approx. your longest cable run? We have 1000' boxes of the stuff with a couple hundred feet of cable still in them (roughly 100-400 feet still in the box) just sitting around because in the commercial world most of our runs our 200+ feet that more than likely I can have. Being in a residence I know your runs will be significantly shorter so a few of those boxes will probably do ya. If you're talking about the regular RJ45 connectors that are used to make like a Cat5e patch cable, I have hundreds of those and my own set of crimpers, but if you're talking about the connectors that just snap into the face plates, honestly your best bet for the money is Home Depot surprisingly. The plates will run you roughly $4-$7 depending on what you want in there besides Cat5e, most people put a cable outlet in those also more times than not. The snap in connectors for those will run you a few bucks too. I can help run cable if you need also. I have fish rods from work and all the tools needed of my own to what you speak of I'm sure. Do you have an attic above or a crawl space underneath? So as for the wire, labor, and certain connectors, I can help you out for little to nothing out of your pocket. The plates and connectors snag from Home Depot, but if you are a huge penny pincher you can mostly find the best prices online not locally. I can help you shop for them if you don't know what you are looking for. Just give me a PM and let me know what I can do!
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Awesome info. I'll likely not need any significantly long runs, but since I've yet to move into the place, I don't know yet what I'll need. Off hand, my guess is a few 100' runs from the bedrooms and living room to the office where the router will be via the attic. I was planning on just running parallel to the CATV to share a box with the RG6. But again, I have no idea what's in the house already... it could already be wired, it could also need full blown rewiring of network *and TV... I'll find out next month.
So, huge thanks for the offer for help, I'll let you know what I need when I know better!