Description
ATS Cables CAT6 Plenum (CMP) UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) networking cable has enhanced performance and high 550MHz bandwidth capacity, fire retardant, meets, exceeds TIA/EIA 568-C.2 standards, and is RoHS compliant. Our CAT6 plenum cable comes in easy pull box packaging for smooth and easy installation, and is ideal for commercial and residential networking. 23 Awg copper clad aluminum conductor insulated with hdpe to stop extreme attacks Our CAT6 plenum (CMP) rated jacket Ethernet cable comes in multiple colors and is best for computers, printers, gaming consoles, routers, Ethernet extenders, switch boxes, VoIP phones, IP cameras.
Gareth Paterson –
Buyer be warned! Not legal for most installations. Inferior product.Unfortunately I did not see this until I had used one drum and now I will have to pull all those cable runs :(This cable is copper clad aluminum (CCA) and to quote:”CCA cable is not approved for Ethernet networking usage by any regulatory body. Any supposed compliance claims are false. Only stranded or solid copper conductor cables are approved for Ethernet data cabling. Further, the National Electric Code (NEC) does not provide for the use of CCA Ethernet cable in commercial structures due to safety issues. Therefore, installations using CCA are flatly illegal.”I tested this by stripping back some wire and scraping it with a blade and sure enough it is indeed aluminum core. The images on this product are misleading, you have to read the description in detail to see where they slip that wording in.I feel totally ripped off.
Mark Brew’s –
Well if you need something cheap and not copper this will work.Weighs almost nothing compar3d to copper cat 6. Not copper but it works for my reolink security cameras. Such crappy cat 6 compared to the real stuff.No flexibility. Terrible coiling of wire after ita pulled out of box.Will not buy again. Just buy some cheaper real cat 5e or 6.I only did low voltage for 3 years in IBEW and never saw cable this crappy. And you cant scrap any becauae ita aluminum.Get what you pay for and thought I’d give it a shot. It’s what is to be expected.
William White –
This is CCA! The product title should clearly specify this.I don’t know why Amazon didn’t like this review before but to be very clear this is a review of the PRODUCT.I ordered 4 boxes for a cable job. I get that I’m buying white label from Amazon, not name brand from Graybar, so I expected things like harder pulls, flimsier boxes, etc. Once I got it I noticed the boxes themselves are pretty much all black with no area to write run numbers on them. I went online to write a review mentioning that and only noticed then, from other reviews and Q&A, that this is CCA (copper clad aluminum), not solid copper. This should be clearly disclosed in the product title, you shouldn’t have to look at the Q&A or other reviews. CCA cable is not suitable for a lot of applications and tends to break with hard pulls.
Steven Sanchez –
Always consult with your client, but take risks.Understanding that this is CCA, I was very hesitant to purchase this product because of the low budget I was given for a particular project. I took the chance and I am happy to say that it was the best risk taken. The amount of wiring ran was over 100 for a client and the wiring was used for Ethernet only. Anything that was POE related, we ran a different kind of cable (TrueCable brand). The project was a success and these cables stayed true.Because of the last minute change(s) by the client, we were forced to use these cables for POE desk phones, and still no issues.Overall, CCA is not regulated and isn’t recommended by many professionals, including me, but when you have a budget to fulfill sometimes you “may” need to take risks.The client understood the risks and we all understood the risks, but it did the job. We ordered 8 boxes in total and the delivery was on point.I would not recommend this for PoE, but it is doing the job in my case.See the catch 22 here? 🙂
statikuz –
Read closelyLike other people have noted, this is not solid core cable, it is CCA, which is not recognized as valid for use in Ethernet wiring standards, and can’t even be called “CMP” (plenum rated).Now if you were doing this for your house and you were really on a budget, fine? But then you (probably) wouldn’t be buying CMP cable and legit CMR 5e cable would be way cheaper. But obviously if you’re specifically looking at plenum cable you’re probably doing this for a “professional” installation (or at least for money) and you absolutely should not use this.There’s a reason it’s the same price as 1000 ft of reputable CMR cable.
Avion Technologies –
this is aluminum cable with a copper plating.I did not know this was aluminum core cable before I bought it.The maker didn’t make it obvious on the ads.otherwise , I guess it’s. ok. I cannot use it on my customers networks, because it cannot be used for POE.what a waste of money. That’s what I get for buying cable on Amazon.
Martin I Miranda –
Good QualityBox design and cable made it easy to run lines no tangles
KYSER –
CCA cheap junk cable do not use.Copper clad aluminum inferior junk. I’m a 23 year career automation engineer and this is pure garbage.
Alex –
Pictures are mis leading and false. This is a solid core, but it’s aluminum core and copper clad.The picture shows solid core copper, buried in the details are copper clad aluminum. BURIED. At the very end. This is a misleading product, do your research, copper clad should not be used in PoE settings for attenuation , data loss.
BW –
Cooper clad aluminum garbageTotal scam. Copper clad aluminum garbage. I didn’t realize until I had spent the weekend running through the new addition to my house. Shame on me for not catching it in the description, more than in them for misleading description including a cross section picture show solid copper and using terms to confuse like solid conductor. DO NOT BUY THIS GARBAGE!