Monoprice 100886 1000FT Cat5e UTP In-Wall Cable

The Monoprice 100886 is a 1,000-foot bulk spool of Cat5e UTP cable built with 24AWG stranded bare copper conductors and rated at 350MHz bandwidth. In practical terms, that means verified gigabit Ethernet performance (1000BASE-T) across runs up to the standard 100-meter maximum, with enough bandwidth headroom to handle the overhead of real-world network traffic without pushing the cable to its electrical limits. The bare copper conductor specification is significant — cheaper bulk cables sometimes use copper-clad aluminum (CCA), which degrades signal quality over distance and fails PoE voltage requirements. This is genuine copper throughout.

The CM (Communications Multipurpose) in-wall rating makes this cable code-compliant for installation inside residential and commercial walls, which is the primary use case for a 1,000-foot bulk spool. The stranded construction gives it excellent flexibility for routing through wall cavities, around corners, and into tight junction boxes — though installers should note that stranded wire requires RJ45 connectors and keystones rated specifically for stranded conductors. If your project involves riser shafts between floors or plenum air-handling spaces, you will need CMR or CMP rated cable instead. For standard in-wall Ethernet drops — home offices, media rooms, access point backhaul — this spool provides enough cable for a typical whole-home network build with room to spare.