Review on 🔌 Monoprice Cat6 Solid Insert 100Pcs: High-Quality Networking Equipment for Enhanced Connectivity by Mark Sharma

I'm absolutely amazed at the positive feedback on these connectors, at least with a 23g solid copper cat. they are MUCH worse. They are SLOW to install - I can strip the jacket, sort and cut the conductors and crimp a standard connector in about 45 seconds - faster than I can take a step to thread 8 individual conductors through the insert. I've tried crimping them with several brands of high quality crimping tools and they invariably don't make good mechanical connections, even when used with Monoprice's own brand of cables. As a result, in real-world conditions, the jacket tends to stretch out from the body. It was such a constant problem that I assumed I MUST have connected it incorrectly, but I confirmed that I had followed the manufacturer's installation instructions in the email. They do not provide a reliable electrical connection. About a third of the time on switches of different brands, my connections dropped to 10/100. The locking tabs are fragile and prone to breakage. I've practically NEVER had any of those last three problems with standard connectors. , IMO, is that it's an idiot's attempt to defend standard design against idiocy, and an archetypal example of why "if it ain't broke, you shouldn't fix it".