VIVO 500ft Bulk Cat5e Wire, CCA Ethernet Cable, 24 AWG, UTP Pull Box, LAN Network, Gray, CABLE-V002

Copper-Clad Aluminum is controversial in the networking community, but the price is difficult to beat for the weekend DiY warrior. It is 24 gauge, whereas cheap copper cable is often 26 gauge, so in terms of resistance alone it's likely better then, or at least on-par with, the cheap copper Cat5e cable. The box does list TIA certification on it, even though the listing states otherwise, so who knows what the deal with that is.From an electrical engineering standpoint, there is no reason why CCA wire should be inherently inferior to pure copper when it comes to carrying baseband information signals. The slightly higher resistance really shouldn't come into play until you exceed the maximum specified run length. There is honestly no good reason why the various governing bodies which define these specifications could not put this entire debate to rest by releasing an addendum for CCA cable. The biggest concern is honestly lower tensile strength while making awkward runs.Anyway, I pulled two runs with this so far inside of a finished split-level house. The runs were from the basement to the living room area, and fishing the cable through closets and behind walls was a huge PITA. There were a few times when I kinked the wire pretty good while pulling it through a tight space, and I assume this would have snapped some wires, but everything worked out alright in the end - 1000baseT test pass without any issue. The total run length was probably 25m or so, and I will be running cable up to the bedrooms next.I did have some concerns about CCA cable when I first bought it, but those concerns proved unfounded. It works just fine, and seems sufficiently durable as well. You will not be disappointed with this product.

We needed to run some cables from one end of the house to the other to hard wire some things. They needed to go up the wall, through the attic, and then back down. Signal speed is great and it was easy to use. It was cheaper to buy this large spool then a bunch of longer cords and we can cut just the length we need. Would buy again.

The price is excelent

I used this to run a few lines from my garage where my router and switch is into my man cave(basement room). I ran it through a drop ceiling and down and had no issues. Yes the way it comes out of the box is not the best but you can easily cut the plastic piece off. The plastic coating around the wire is not that great it’s not very protective and easily bendable but for my use it’s perfect. I just wanted to wire a few things up and didn’t want to pay a lot for cable. I also plan on adding poe cameras to my house soon with this wire. You should have no issues using this wire it has served me well. Would I use it on a small business or outside? Probably not but for just adding some jacks or wiring up other devices around your house this will save money and get the job done!

Worked perfectly.

I used this cable for a video security system with Balun adaptors without any problems. The longest run is 80 ft+, and compared to a shorter run with more expensive heavier duty cable (say 10 ft), I saw no degradation in video quality. Although not a heavy duty cable, this product survived many abuses during installation due to my inexperience.The other advantage of being light duty is that the cable is thinner (low price is the first advantage), so that I was able to pull 4 of these easily through a 1/2 steel conduit. Also, because I'm protecting the cable in metal conduits, I didn't need the heavier duty and more expensive cable. The inner twisted pairs were clearly marked and it wasn't difficult to sort out the colors for crimping on the Cat5 connectors (see my review on the crimper). The inner twisted pair wires looked identical to a heavier duty cable.The box comes with a nice plastic cable outlet/cable keeper that I find useful. The cable did get stuck several times as I pulled it out, but I just cut the box open to untangle the knot, so it was no big deal.500 feet of good Cat5e cable for under $30; that's a 5 star from me.

The description of this product is misleading and potentially false advertising. You cannot call a cable that is not pure copper a CAT5e cable. PERIOD. Bought 3 of these thinking wow good price, good price indeed if this was a genuine product. Returning 2 unused boxes of cable. Forced to keep the 3rd box which I did make a 50 foot cables out of.The Dangers of Using CCA CablesThe performance and safety of CCA cables are radically different. In fact, aluminum network cables violate TIA and IEC standards for Cat5e and Cat6 cables.Aluminum patch cables, often marked as CCA or CCE (for Copper Clad Ethernet), has higher attenuation than pure copper cables. This results in a greater loss of data, as packets have to be re-transmitted. The more data that is re-transmitted, the slower your network performs. Plus, these problems are compounded by every foot of cable you use; the longer the cable, the worse the performance. Is the hit in network performance worth saving a few cents?CCA cables also have a 55% higher DC resistance. This increases the amount of energy that is transferred into heat and reduces the amount of power that can be transferred. This issue makes them unusable for power over Ethernet (PoE).These cut corners also affect installers because aluminum wire creates installation issues. Due to the lower tensile strength, aluminum cables can be damaged when being pulled. Single conductors can break, making the cable useless, or the whole cable can snap. Aluminum also has a lower bend radius than pure copper cables. This means you can’t bend it as much before it fails. In short, copper clad cables are more fragile than pure copper cables.

Will buy again. Handy to take to jobs and cut exact lengths as needed. Box is sturdy. Good value overall.

Easy to find and arrived within two days.

Probably better than i needed for my wired cameras, but well worth it since it makes it easier to attach the male ethernet connector.

This is not high quality cable but the price is cheap so don't expect high end cable for this price. Worked out well and tested at full gigabyte without error.

Worked as advertised. Made up a cable to connect two buildings with wi-fi!