 Cheap ethernet cables |
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| Cheap ethernet cables |
 Aug 21 2007, 06:05 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 16-July 06 Member No.: 240  |
What is the best place in town to find some cheap, long network cables. I need at least 100 ft. Also, if any of you have some you would like to get rid of, make me an offer. Thanks for the help.
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Aug 21 2007, 07:11 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 5,275 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 2 |
i got a cheap 100 ft cable at fry's in dallas, if you're in lubbock i think you're screwed though unless you order it online
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Aug 21 2007, 07:33 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 16-July 06 Member No.: 240 |
yeah i ended up just getting a 50 footer at Home Depot. If it isn't long enough I will go back and take the "create your own" route. Why doesn't Lubbock have a Fry's yet, by the way.
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Aug 21 2007, 07:35 PM
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 Eric The Sexy Group: Moderators Posts: 831 Joined: 23-February 06 Member No.: 30 |
I was going to suggest making your own since it's so damn easy.
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Aug 21 2007, 08:02 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 16-July 06 Member No.: 240 |
Yeah I was thinking about doing it but the price ends up being about the same since I am just going to be doing 1 cable right now and I don't have crimping tools or anything.
On a side note, is anyone here on SuddenLink? I am getting horrible upload speeds right now for some reason. I get around a 5mb download and usually less than 100kb upload. I'm not sure what is up. I know SuddenLink is horrible, but it has never been this bad. |
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Aug 21 2007, 08:03 PM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
Are you wiring a house or something?
And yeah, making your own is the way to go. Just buy a spool and it'll last you a couple of years. edit: and I think suddenlink throttles based on packet shaping. You torrenting? This post has been edited by zetec: Aug 21 2007, 08:04 PM -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Aug 21 2007, 08:12 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 16-July 06 Member No.: 240 |
Not wiring the house, but running a cable through the attic from roommate's room (modem and router) to my computer in another room. I get poor wireless reception in there.
Not torrenting at the moment. Any way to get around that for future reference? |
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Aug 21 2007, 08:29 PM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
You could do what I do on campus -- FTP to a mirror server you have set up elsewhere that downloads the torrents for you via HTTP or SSL portal. It still takes longer than normal but it's better than nothing. They block torrents on campus, btw.
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Aug 21 2007, 08:42 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 16-July 06 Member No.: 240 |
It's too bad we don't have any good ISPs in Lubbock. How long til FIOS is ready again?
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Aug 21 2007, 09:30 PM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
probably some time. It's slow even here in DFW. They like to target high-income cities first, and I'm sure suddenlink/Lubbock City Council would make it as difficult as possible for verizon.
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Aug 22 2007, 05:29 PM
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  Group: Agents Posts: 4,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lu-bok Member No.: 41 |
thus far ive had no issues with suddencox throttling after their initial change over.
-------------------- 32-bit whore
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Aug 22 2007, 06:10 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 22-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 3 |
I have Suddenlink, and Im getting fine upload speeds. Our DL speeds are horrible here though, and I mean horrible. Its hard for me to break above 250k/bs on any DL, and usually me and my housemates sit at 100-120. Im gonna call and bitch suddenlink out, cause we are paying for the 4mb service, and getting a bottom tier DSL speed.
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Aug 22 2007, 06:40 PM
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 From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
Best way is to get any kind of cord is to make friends with someone who works at best buy or compusa (and I also think Circuit City). They all get shit close to cost. And you would be surprised what the markup is on those things. I bought a $60 DVI cable for $20.
-------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM)  Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Aug 22 2007, 07:12 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 27 Joined: 16-July 06 Member No.: 240 |
Thanks for the tips. I actually spend of good portion of this morning poking holes in the ceilings and running a cable through our attic with blown-in insulation. I'm not exactly sure what asbestos feels like in your lungs, but it can't be much worse than that.
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Aug 22 2007, 09:01 PM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
not that anyone cares, but if you go into compUSA and say you own a business, present them with a fake business name, you can get stuff at a discounted price. but shhh i didnt tell you that
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