Bought this because I had a handful of cables that almost reached the distance I needed to go. Rather than shelling out for a new, longer cable, I was able to get there using this coupler. Good fit, great price, fast shipping. Belkin RJ45F/RJ45F Modular Straight Coupler
The product does what it says.
It is a very utilitarian item, not much to add to that.
It isn't fair to give the product one star though for poor shipping practices by the Amazon sellers, even if they are outrageous.
For those who are new to computers (or just buying cables): This coupler does not work with all Cat5e cables, only RJ45 cables. It would have been nice if the product description said "ONLY works with RJ45 cables." I have two 50' Cat5e Patch cables also made by Belkin and a 6' Trisonic networking cable and the coupler does NOT work with ANY of them. The back of the package says "the use of a coupler in a network environment is not Cat5e certified. For 100Base-T Ethernet Cat5e applications use Belkin R6G050." Whatever that means - since none of my cables say 100Base-T on them either. The price was so low it's not even worth trying to return it (assuming they would take it back since I opened the package). So, anyway, if you don't have a cable that actually has RJ45 on it, do NOT buy this.
I have a number of RJ45 Ethernet patch cables around my house. These connectors do not fit any of them. They are NOT the same connector type as the familiar ethernet jack on the back of your PC.
Even though the package is marked "ethernet", I think they are only for 8 line telephone cables. No use at all for ethernet cables-at least any of the ones I own.
They don't cost enough to ship back.
The back of the package specifies that these are not "cat-5" connectors, whatever that means.
What can I say except these couplers work great in extending your CAT5&6 patch cables without issue. Great price as always with Amazon and have been using these to extend the length of my cable runs to my POE cameras. If you need to extend your Ethernet reach or as in my case want to run a length in standard cable and switch to flat for external use then these are the units for you. Pick some up to add to your cabling toolbox. Would buy again and in fact picked up 4 of these so far.
I am surprised people actually paying $6 or more for something that you can buy for $1 at any Dollar shop. Another thought is why buy an extender when you can buy a 50 feet cable for $10. Extender leaks the signal and can add interference. I was looking for this as a filler under $1 to reach $25 (for free shipping). - Networking Cables - Ethernet Cable - Interconnects - Cable'
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