TRUE CABLE Cat6 Riser (CMR), 1000ft, Blue, 23AWG 4 Pair Solid Bare Copper, 550MHz, ETL Listed, Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), Bulk Ethernet Cable

If you are running Ethernet through walls, ceilings, or anywhere you need a decent length of cable, this spool gets the job done well. The cable pulls cleanly from the box and the center feed design helps prevent tangles while you are working. That alone saves a lot of frustration when running longer lines. The wire itself feels solid and consistent. Being true bare copper instead of copper clad aluminum is a big deal if you care about reliability, proper PoE support, and long term performance. I used it with standard Cat6 keystones and connectors and had no issues with termination. The jacket is flexible enough to work with but still durable enough that it does not feel flimsy when pulling through framing or conduit. It holds its twists well and did not give me any trouble during punch down. Overall this is exactly what you want from bulk network cable. Nothing fancy, just good quality copper cable that works the way it should.

I have worked with cable significantly more expensive than this, and in every regard but the outer jacket, this cable is just as good as 1000ft of Cat. 6 CMR that costs quite a bit more. Monoprice has always been my go to for bulk cable, but for some reason they were out of stock when I needed it, and 1000 ft. of CMR through Monoprice is currently $120 more expensive than this! The outer jacket: It isn't flimsy junk, but it's not ultra tough like some other cable either. If you snag it on something and give it a good yank and it doesn't pull, expect it to stretch -- Thankfully, there was not much of that going on during the job that I used this for, but it would absolutely be a problem in some other buildings. Other than the jacket that is perfectly fine if you take your time and don't abuse it, the inner wiring is of very good quality, The twist is up to par for Cat. 6, and the inner plastic support is also just right. I used standard Cat. 6 punchdown keystones and punchdown patch panel on either end of this and the inner wiring was flexible enough to work with easily, but not so flexible you'd think it was stranded. The box doesn't have any fancy unloading plastic piece built into it like more expensive cable does, nevertheless, not once during this job did I have any problems with the cable pulling smoothly out of the box. If you need a thousand feet of CMR Cat 6 that is not CCA (which you should never, ever use.) and you want it affordably and aren't pulling through a building that's going to give you problems, look no further. I see a few more boxes of this in my future!

Love it works great with my house The wire is thicker than other cat 6s I had..

It works well

I’ve been working with this product for the past several days. The outer sheathing is of good quality! Inner wires are of good quality also. The spool is easy to unwind and pull up through the ceiling into the attic and across to the garage. No kinks and was very easy to work with when terminating the cable. I highly recommend this product every for a beginner like me.

***UPDATE (6/2020)*** I'm lowering this to 4 stars because of stock issues. It's one thing if the problem were covid-related, but I had been having stock and ordering problems before that hit. I order this cable all the time and still love it, but unfortunately I don't have much lead time for my jobs, which requires me to use Prime shipping for any cable I order. This cable goes in and out of Prime availability all the time, with some or all of them losing Prime shipping options. The other stock issue I've had is sort of a silly one. My favorite color is the purple cable. I like that it's unique, and makes my wire stand out among the rest of the house wiring. But that color is only available about a third of the time. And not just sold out either, they completely remove it from this listing. It's annoying. I hope they fix their stock and Prime issues, because this cable really is the best. I've had to switch to the shielded version of this cable, but it's another $50 more, the cable is thicker and harder to work with. ***ORIGINAL REVIEW (sometime 2019?) I run low voltage for new homes and office build-outs. This cable has been a pleasure to work with! I ran 500' in a new home yesterday, and didn't have a single kink.

Good, high quality cable at a reasonable price.

Found this cable to be very user friendly - spooled out of the box without issue. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy this product again.