Re: CAT5e pricing?

[Chris Hunter <cjhunter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know we've been over this before ... and some say Cat-5/e is
Cat-5/e=20
... but several have said this is not really so, when all factors are=20
considered ... so I wonder what this stuff is like ... OK, or ... ??

Chris



Piers Bromley wrote:

>Try www.pcnextday.co.uk - I think I paid about =A332.00 inc vat for a
30=
5m box
>of UTP.
>
>On 1/21/07, Martyn Wendon <martynwendon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> =20
>
>>  Is there a national shortage of CAT5e cable that's pushing the
price
>>up?!?
>>Screwfix and TLC both seem to be quoting approx =A360 for a 305m
box!
>>
>>The last CAT5e I bought was about 14 months ago and I recall paying
aro=
und
>>
>>=A330 for a 305m box from Screwfix and TLC......
>>
>>Has anybody bought any recently and can recommend somewhere at
reasonab=
le
>>cost? Doesn't have to be the cheapest, but I want to buy four boxes
>>ideally
>>as it's quicker to pull runs of four.....
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Martyn
>>