[geeks] Cat6 between buildings and grime proofing?

John Francini francini at mac.com
Thu Jun 13 12:41:20 CDT 2013


If fiber patch cable pricing puts you in shock, you need to find cheaper
vendors. I get my fiber cables from an outfit called "CablesForLess.com", and
I can get 1m 10-gigabit OM-3 laser-optimized LC-LC cables for $8.99 quantity
1, tested and verified.

j


On 13 Jun 2013, at 12:09, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Curious about the cost of a fiber run like that - what would it cost to run
> several hundred feet of fiber?
>
> Curious about cost of raw fiber, how to terminate fiber, cost of fiber to
> RJ45 conversion box?
>
> I go into minor shock looking at the cost of terminated fiber patch cables,
> and I can't imagine a 400 foot run costs 100x more than a 1 meter patch
> cable...
>
> Can anyone provide some insight into the actual cost of, say, a hundred
> meter fiber run?
>
> Lionel
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Dan Sikorski <me at dansikorski.com> wrote:
>
>> I've been down this road before with wireless, copper, and fiber and I
>> would
>> definitely put some fiber in.  Sure, it may cost you slightly more to have
>> it
>> put in, but you'll be in much better shape both from a reliability
>> standpoint
>> (no possible induction in the line or grounding issues frying hardware at
>> either end like cat6, no concern with interference or lightning striking
>> outdoor antennas like wireless) and you've got a better shot of being
>> future-proofed with fiber than cat6.
>
>
>
>> <snip>
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