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minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up33·14 hours agoThe snaky boy is more than $3 these days, at least if you get a long one.
minus-squaresocsa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·12 hours agoAlso for just cheap cat5, it might not actually faster than modern WiFi.
minus-squareEquinox1289@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 hours agoIt’ll have higher latency if that matters.
minus-squareHoimo@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 hours 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-up9·9 hours agoSay “penetrate” again, I’m almost finished.
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours 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-up2·10 hours 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.
minus-squareBartyDeCanter@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoI bought a 1000 foot spool a few years back when wiring my house and have used it for helping out friends and family ever since. I’m not sure how much I have left, but I’ll probably pick up another whenever I do.
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.
It’ll have higher latency if that matters.
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.
Buy them in spools.
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.
I bought a 1000 foot spool a few years back when wiring my house and have used it for helping out friends and family ever since. I’m not sure how much I have left, but I’ll probably pick up another whenever I do.