Cable Matters 10Gbps Snagless Shielded Cat 6A Ethernet Cable - 14ft, Cat 6A Cable, Cat6A Cord, Ethernet Cord, Black

I have tried many other options to get my whole 1550 sq ft house covered. I have tried wireless, up to AC (the next best), i've tried powerline, i've tried wireless extenders, and access points (AP), and i've tried multiple configurations to get the best access across my whole house. I finally had to just run this gigabit line down to my basement direct from my main router. Obviously, nothing is as fast or consistent as gigabit wired, but I was hoping for a sufficient balance that was found in nothing but was closest in my AC network.I consistently get about 850 mbps transfers between my server and any devices on this line via an 8 port unmanaged gs108 switch. The best transfers I received prior to this were 585 mbps transfers via my wireless AC line. I was able to get 500 mbps transfers via a powerline adapter, and nothing close to these with other wireless configurations.In the end I didn't want to drill and run an ethernet line down from my upstairs to my basement. However, it ended up being the best solution. The only detriment I receive from this wired line is a ping average of about 32 ms versus 25 ms averages on my wireless direct route (a d-link182 NIC to a d-link dir868 router connected to my main netgear dgnd4000 modem/router). However, even w/ the ping disadvantage i'm still receiving better connections and transfer speeds.My home/home-office network is an abnormal topology. I have 2 servers (3 counting virtual), two routers, a wireless extender, two powerline extenders, a TP-Link PoE 8 port unmanaged switch, a netgear 8 port unmanaged switch, and a netgear 5 port unmanaged switch. I have 36 devices connected to my network, that runs 1 guest network, one file server/application server, one AD/exchange server, and one media server. However, utilizing this cable has greatly improved my network. I have no issues with this cable and have had little concern since implementing this cable. I have experienced NO outages, no dropped connections, no issues whatsoever. Great Cable!

I upgraded my home internet to an advanced 1 Gig WI-FI 6 modem and router and the cable that came with the units were fine but I did not think of replacing the ethernet cable to my third generation Apple TV 4K. At first I thought my streaming unit was dying until I realized that I never replaced the cable and the old one could not handle the much faster speeds. After replacing it with this great Ethernet cable my Apple TV works even better. The Ethernet cables were so good I even decided to upgrade the ones that came with the modem and router and I needed another to run to the Roku in our bedroom so I purchased three more in different sizes. And as a big plus they were very inexpensive but worked just as good as ones that you will pay two and three times more for. I would highly recommend these Ethernet cables any time.

Quality seems good . Works!Package like they care.They put their name on it.I’m happy with the product.

Update (May 2025): My original runs are still going strong, and I've now implemented additional runs using this vendor's shielded cable (I've also used unshielded cable from this vendor, for those who might ultimately use unshielded cable). Performance continues to be great. As long as this vendor doesn't get greedy (as happened with some other cable vendors who started to build a reputation), they'll officially be my "go-to" vendor from here on out, and I suspect they'll continue to amass a similar following. Keep up the nice work, Cable Matters, and please don't get greedy!Original review: This product is a good balance between quality and price. There are cheaper cables out there but I consider Cable Matters to be a reliable vendor. Be prepared for your cable run to be slightly more involved if you're using shielded cable, as it's somewhat thicker and less flexible than unshielded. And read up on shielded vs unshielded to see which is best for your use case. Shielded may be very important or needless overkill that just costs you more. But if you do need shielded cable, it's still easy to use and install, so no need to worry too much. This cable has worked well for me, and it was just the right length for my use case. They offer plenty of colors, which is nice if you need that for color-coding or matching an aesthetic if part of the run will be exposed. And the connectivity / signal quality is great, of course.

Easy to install, does what it’s supposed to do. It feels like a quality product.

I picked up a 100ft cable to go from the basement closet (where my gateway is) through my garage up into the office. I was having issues with the previously ran cat5 cable and after running this one my speeds went up by 100mbps. Overall it was easy to pull through walls and (snagless like it says) and the connectors and shielding are good. I probably didn't need all 100ft (have a bit spooled in the closet in the basement) but even so, the extra length isn't affecting my network speeds in the office.

So far the performance is excellent and picture and sound is good without flashing or sound drops. Hopefully, it will last.