VIVO Black 1,000ft Bulk Cat5e Wire, CABLE-V003

We have to run MILES of Cabling here on the ranch.. We use this cabling not only for Cat-5e Connections, and remote Repeaters on our Ranch, but I have even used this cable to run Streaming Security Video Camera Signals back a Quarter of a Mile from our Automatic Gates to the DVR Systems here in the house.. not so much as a flicker, and even the Hot SC sun didn't damage it.. at some point, it "Buried itself"... which was an unexpected benefit! ;)UPDATE: 19 May 2016... We had a failure with two cameras mounted HIGH on the Cupola on top of the house (Exposed to the weather). I climbed up there on the outside of the house multiple times trying to find bad connections (Other Cameras wouldn't work on those lines either). I checked everything inside the house where the BNC connectors connected to the DVR... Nothing. I decided to replace those runs of cable while adding "Screw Tightening Video Baluns" ("VIMVIP® 6 PAIRS (12 Pcs) Mini CCTV BNC Video Balun Transceiver Cable") and "Screw Tightening Power Connectors" ("Maxmoral 12 Pair (12 x Male + 12 x Female) DC Power Jack 5.5mm x 2.1mm CCTV Power Jack Adapter") (BOTH of which are AWESOME products themselves! Buy LOTS of them, they are cheap!) But when I cut open the Heat Shrink Tubing Behind the Security System's DVR inside the house, Nasty water POURED out from the INSIDE of the cable, and I found that the Wire Pairs were ALL corroded and broken! Water had infiltrated into the inside of the Cat-5's Outer Sheath (despite the Heat-Shrink Tubing at the soldered wiring at the Cameras on top of the house) and Siphoned down inside the Sheath about 100 feet and right up through the flooring and to the back of the DVR! This IS NOT A FAULT WITH THE CABLING! I "Thought" I had sealed the connections outside to be water-tight, but obviously I had not. Since the Wiring starts HIGH on the house, the water was able to go down the inside of the cabling to the basement, and then all the way back UP through the floor of our security center, and on up to the DVR which sits high on a Wall Shelf. I now use a "Sealing Gel" on ALL outside connections, which stopped the Cabling's WELL SEALED Outer Sheath from acting as a Siphon hose :) STILL an EXCELLENT product, and with the Video Baluns (Mentioned above), I can now run 4 cameras per Cat-5 Cable (With a separate Heavy Power Cable for 12VDC), up to a half mile with PERFECT High-Def Clarity!

Every once in a while you find a product that's worthy of the time you spend writing a recommendation.This cable works well for it's intended use. The cable has tough outer layer that seems good enough for a slit trench. Installing the fittings was a breeze. The jackets cut cleanly and the fittings go on very smoothly.As of this time we have not found any manufacturing defects.This product's low cost, good quality, and great shipping, definitely deserves this review.

I have been using this to wire my house for internet, as well as all of my POE cameras. I have not had a single failure in the 30 or so runs that I have made so far. I have used about 300' of cable so far. I will admit that this cable is very stiff, mostly due to the protective outer cladding.I was hesitant about using copper clad aluminum as I've seen some people have had issues with it. I have one run of about 100' going from my main office to my server rack in the garage. I have transferred about 6TB of data over this line at full gigabit speeds, I haven't had any problems whatsoever. I would recommend this cable to anyone needing it. I would also recommend that you route this under the house or in conduit. It doesn't make clean straight lines when stapling to the side of your house.

The main issue I had was the "pull from box" concept, it only worked for about 60 feet then stopped coming out. So I opened the box pulled the wire back through. I then had a 1000 foot coil of wire on one arm as I paid it out along my 600 foot journey through the woods to my destination, rotating the coil regularly to reduce the amount of coil memory in the wire. I had to cut the wire in half so that I could rotate the wires some more to get it to lay flat.

I used this cable to install POE cameras on the rooftop of a business in freezing temperatures! The cable tested fine for continuity after terminating, but the transfer rate was too low to power the devices. Had to rerun all of the cable with another brand and the devices powered with no issues. Double the work in freezing weather! I will never buy this product again, and I will never, ever take a risk with cheap, low cost cabling again!

I don't know what Sheerness and Stretch have to do with this cable or how to rate it on those terms. I do know that this cable is Well Worth the money. It's got an outer and inner sheath. The wire being CCA (Copper Clad Aluminum) is very easy to work with. The outer sheathing is not UV rated according to the manufacturer but I think it will hold up outside without being buried. I only use these cables for my Christmas display. Prior to this, I used economy grade cables and had nothing but problems. Each cable used a different wiring standard and caused many problems over the years... I am very pleased with this purchase and will never "CHEAP OUT" again... As my wife has told me many times, "You get what you pay for!" I got a great price on this cable and the 1000 ft will last me a lifetime...

To keep in mind the following about this cable:It in fact does not meet Category 5e specifications. It is actually a "fake" Cat5e cable. The conductors inside of this cable are actually aluminum, coated by a small cladding of copper. Aluminum has been banned in both household wiring, and phone cabling for good reasons. Aluminum has not been used in household wiring in the United States since the mid 1960's, when the NEC condemned it, because it is a downright fire hazard when terminated to plugs or other quick disconnect mechanisms because it degrades over time when exposed to open air. Also it has been banned in phone applications since the early 2000's because it cannot carry the frequency required by ADSL.As far as Ethernet is concerned, CCA cable cannot carry the frequency required to reach gigabit bandwidth. It also degrades over time causing complete failures on punchdown blocks and unsealed RJ-45 jacks. I could not get this cable to pass a network certification test during an install. Things get real fun when trying to use this cable for Power over Ethernet. Testing this for those applications, in some cases the cable can actually smoke up at the terminations, if the maximum power output is applied as to the 802.3af standard. I was afraid I was going to burn up a perfectly good POE switch and equipment just by testing that theory!If you install this as riser cable in any structure that has to abide by the NEC, congratulations, that structure will now fail its next electrical inspection. If it burns down and an insurance company finds that you've been using aluminum cabling for PoE, it's grounds for them not to pay the claim.Amazon and all other retailers should not be selling CCA or CCS Ethernet cable. It is a downright safety violation when used in POE applications. Pay the extra money and get legitimate CMR cabling.

Great as always

Works great, easy to place terminals. Little stiff but that's to be expected for a outdoor rated cable.

Installed 140ft of this cable from the pull box and it dispensed easily with no snags or tangles thanks!

It's good wired but seems like its insulation is cheap material.

Bought this as I needed to make some cables.Quick note for anyone who needs POE, do not get "CCA"You need 100% copper.Not copper clad Aluminum like this.This works fine for simple not poe jobs.

Cheap cable. Works for data transmission. Not suitable for poe. Breaks super easily… do NOT kink wire.