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Review on πŸ”Œ Monoprice Cat6 Ethernet Patch Cable - 2 Feet Orange, RJ45, 550Mhz, UTP, Pure Copper Wire by Adam Bates

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Fake CAT6 patch cords - buyers beware!

I received them and inspected the design and even thought that the genuine stranded cable has CAT6 printed on the jacket, the connectors on both ends of the patch cord are ordinary unplaced CAT5 connectors. All CAT6 specification patch cords have staggered connectors, so this vendor is misrepresenting this product. This article should be removed from Revain. If you are looking for a genuine CAT6 patch cord, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere as this supplier is trying to put pressure on anyone trying to buy genuine CAT6 patch cords. I personally bought a stranded wire only patch cord to make my own patch cords. While I cut the ends and inspect the actual stranded wire pairs, I'll update this review if I actually find that the actual cables aren't CAT6 spec, as are the end connectors. This overview includes a photo showing the construction of a patch cord with dummy CAT5 terminators and an image of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 terminators (CAT6 on the left in the image and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. This review includes a photo showing the construction of a patch cord with dummy CAT5 end connectors and an image of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 end connectors (CAT6 on the left in the image and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. This overview includes a photo showing the construction of a patch cord with dummy CAT5 terminators and an image of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 terminators (CAT6 on the left in the image and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. as well as a picture of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 end connectors (CAT6 on the left in the picture and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. as well as a picture of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 end connectors (CAT6 on the left in the picture and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. as well as a picture of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 end connectors (CAT6 on the left in the picture and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. as well as a picture of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 end connectors (CAT6 on the left in the picture and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. as well as a picture of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 end connectors (CAT6 on the left in the picture and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6. as well as a picture of the difference between CAT5 and CAT6 end connectors (CAT6 on the left in the picture and CAT5 on the right). Also these patch cords are configured with CAT5 connector ends, not CAT6.

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  • Damaged