Review on Complete Network Tool Kit With Hiija LAN Cable Tester, RJ45 Crimp Tool, CAT5E CAT5 Crimper, And 50PCS RJ45 CAT5 CAT5E Connectors And Covers For Efficient Ethernet Setup by Trey Crosland

EDIT.About a week after this initial review, the business that provides this product contacted me several times through phone calls and email. They really wanted to make it up to me by offering me a replacement or a different style crimper to try out. I told them yes, I'll try another one out. A while later I received the new one in the mail, and it was a much better quality product. The only catch is that it was a product under a completely different name, but I'm assuming it is owned by the same people. The new crimper is from Solsop, which sells for a bit more here on Ebay. So my original review still stands based on the first product, I would not recommend this one. But if you search for the Solsop one, it's a great tool at a decent price. Same company and owners and they very much care about customer service, so I decided to raise my review from 1 star to 3 star. Thank you for the replacement!**At first glance of this product and the reviews, it sounds like a solid product. I was excited to use it because I work in the security/fire alarm/networking business, and using these tools is an everyday thing. Unfortunately, this tool falls short on consistent performance. Out of 10 RJ45 connectors on a CAT6 cable, it failed to crimp pins 7+8 four of those times, and had a hard time with pins 1+2 the other times. Unlike other tools of this type, typically you'll find that they will cut the excess wire as you crimp the connector. This is not the case with this product, which is aggravating because you have to use another tool to get a clean cut of your extra wire. This tool does have a separate blade for cutting but does not cut all of the wire off because the connector can't fit close enough without damaging the connector itself. This tool is cheap for a reason, it does not perform as it should and you should spend an extra $20 and get a higher quality tool that crimps all the pins every time and also cuts your extra wire when doing so.