TRUE CABLE Cat6 Outdoor Bulk Ethernet Cable, Shielded F/UTP, 1000ft, Black, UV Resistant, OSP Jacket, 23AWG Solid Bare Copper, 550MHz, PoE++ (4PPoE)

This cables great. Needed to run some cable underground from my house to two spots in my backyard for some surveillance equipment and access points. Worked out great. Cables a little stiff with little flex, as expected with direct burial cable, but otherwise its just like any other Cat6 cable. It is thicker then normal though. For example, I ran my cable in 1/2 conduit (just to be extra safe and don't want to re-run cable down the road) and could fit 6 traditional 6E UTP where I can only fit 3 of this in 1/2 conduit for a comfortable fit. When it comes to terminating, one piece of advice is to invest and grab some direct burial Rj45's as the traditional ones seemed a little small for the outer plastic sheathing. You can still make it work with traditional jacks though or if your going to be punching this cable down to a patch panel (Like I did) Otherwise - great cable. Definitely will rebuy and recommend this brand to others. Quality control is very impressive with this one.

Easy to use, even if you're a beginner at hard wiring or a pro. The shielding is thin (outer foil) but the ground/drip lines hold up well when stripping outter layer. So far at 55', haven't seen any loss in performance.

When you need to worry about electrical interference or need to put a cable underground, this is the cable to use. It is well shielded and has a central core down the middle that provides strain relief so you don't have to worry about pulling too hard on the cable if your running it down a pipe. Also the Jacket is real heavy duty for exposure outside. The wires are thicker(heavier gauge) than normal cable, so you have to use punch downs to terminate, you can not crimp a connector on the end of this wire.

The cables are great so far and hold up well. The cable doesn't hold its shape which makes it easy to run as it doesn't kept it's twist. Only annoying thing is the plastic inner core which adds bulk and makes it hard to fit into standard fittings like water proofing enclosures or in crimpers.

I have used several spools of this cable. It is excellent cable but has a thick jacket. Make sure the you use shielded connectors large enough to slip on the cable. I have used True Cables connectors and they work fine, but a little difficult to use. I find the shielded connectors from Ideal work very well.

Hard to work with but seems likes it will hold up very well. Be sure to buy connectors that match the size of the wires. I also recommend trueCABLE’s all-in-one crimp and termination tool. Pricey but very handy. It strips this cable perfectly every time.

I used this to connect my exterior Ubiquiti PoE cameras to my interior network rack. So far (~8 months) the cabling has held up with no visible signs of damage and no signal degradation. Temperatures vary wildly here, from multiple consecutive days of -30 degrees Fahrenheit in Winter to multiple consecutive days over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Summer. The white shielding blends in better with the exterior of my house than typical black shielding would, so that is a big benefit. The twisted pairs were basically just as easy to terminate as all other Cat5/6 cabling I have worked with. Remember to get RJ45 connectors designed for thicker cables, both for the exterior shielding AND for the inner wires, as the wires in this are slightly thicker than average.

This cable is not compatible with Cat 6 RJ45 plugs. Cat6 plugs will not work at all as the conductor insulation is too thick to fit in any of the 3 manufacturers I tried (AMP, Ideal, Klein). I bought Cat6a plugs and got them to fit over the conductors but had repeated opens when crimping with 2 different crimp tools. Since the cable was already installed, I had to terminate the cable on keystone jacks and use a patch cord from the jack (in a weatherproof enclosure) to my outdoor radio. In my opinion, this cable is absolutely not compatible with RJ45 plugs. The cable itself is probably fine terminated on an IDC connector but my 2-star review is based on the company's refusal to state on their website what country the cable is manufactured in. You have to write them to get that info. That tells me the US distributor is not proud of where it's manufactured.