destinyfate 0 Report post Posted November 1, 2010 (edited) anyone knows any good electrician that does cat 6 lan and cat 6 RJ45 connectors ? can give me the contact? Edited November 1, 2010 by destinyfate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vratenza 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2010 anyone knows any good electrician that does cat 6 lan and cat 6 RJ45 connectors ? can give me the contact? upzzz for this...i need the contact as well! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spikey 0 Report post Posted November 19, 2010 upzzz for this...i need the contact as well! upzzzz x3...need this too! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RimBlock 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2010 Installing mine at the end of December myself. May considerer doing for others. PM with details of what you need if interested. I have my T-Blog which you can follow to see how it goes for the whole house Cat6. RB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lsf77 0 Report post Posted December 23, 2010 Dear all, I just laid my Cat6 cables in my HDB home (together with renovation) to ensure "futureproof". Seldom people do this because normally WI-FI is sufficient. (but not for me because i wanted LAN connection) Note: Do not to ask a normal electrician to do this as there is a very high chance they will screw everything for you ( FYI - I only get it right the 3rd time). Till now, sad to say that very few people is aware that Singapore is lagging far behind in "connection speed", so by telling a normal electrician that you wanted to do this kind of "not usual works", they will not understand your needs and may get it wrong. To ensure smooth execution, do the following: 1) Go to LHS Electronics Enterprise ( Address: 10 Jalan Besar, #02-27, Sim Lim Tower, S208787 ) to buy - Cat 6 cable ( They sell loose cables, so buy a bit more (just in case) as it is very difficult to join them - price is $0.60/m - ask for the better twisted Cat 6 cables ) - Faceplate and Connectors ( ask the shop people for the correct Cat 6 connector - it is different from Cat 5/5e. For faceplate, ask for the good type. Price is $10 for single point and $17 for double point ). - "Base Plate" ( i do not know the name for this but this is the "box" between the faceplate and the wall - if your trucking is not the concealed type - But you should buy this together with the faceplate because some are round edges and others are sharp edges. If you do not buy together, the end result may be visually very ugly. ) 2) Call Starhub's Hub Troopers to arrange for a "qualified electrician" to lay Cat 6 cables for you in your house. Starhub will charge you $53.50 to link you up with a qualified electrician via a site visit. 3) During the site visit, you are free to tell the Hub Troopers and the "qualified electrician" your needs ( these people will know what you are talking about ). It is up to you to negotiate the price with the electrician ( with Starhub's Hub Troopers people beside you, the "qualified electrician" will not charge high because if you complain to Starhub later, the electrician that service you may be removed as Starhub's contractor and hence lose future Starhub business, which means a lot to them normally ). In my case, the charge was $180 for 4xRJ45 points with Cat 6 cable using existing and new trunking - new trucking will be provided by the "qualified electrician". ) ( Remember to tell them that you will provide the required cables, connectors, faceplates and "base plates". ) 4) On the day of laying the cables, the "qualified electrician" will come down to your place and do the job. It may be noisy and dusty ( if drilling is required. ) At the end of the job, the "qualified electrician" will prove to you that the cables are indeed working using an internationally recognised testing equipment / gadget. 5) Connect your modem / router to your cables and enjoy the new "futureproof" infrastructure. I hope this is useful - just sharing my experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mae29 2 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 I am very particular when it comes to quality and efficiency for Cat 6 cables. I get my Cat 6 cables from an IT expert, specialise in office IT system. I was told that quality of cables from Sim Lim Tower may not be that efficient. My Cat 6 cable is made in Ireland. You mat visit my reno blog for further information. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RimBlock 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2011 I am very particular when it comes to quality and efficiency for Cat 6 cables. I get my Cat 6 cables from an IT expert, specialise in office IT system. I was told that quality of cables from Sim Lim Tower may not be that efficient. My Cat 6 cable is made in Ireland. You mat visit my reno blog for further information. I have just got two rolls for 3M Cat6 UTP for around S$130 each (FTP was over S$400 for 500Mtrs). My BiL works for a cable company and so used their contacts to source for me. Due to the lack of reasonably prices 10Gbit equipment (NIC / switches / routers) it will run at cat5 for quite a time before the equipment becomes mainstream for cat6. I do agree with Mae29 that good quality cable is important but would not pay for top tier STP cat6 cable or even FTP for a home environment. RB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gp2700 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2011 Get network people to do network cabling - many electricians I've met can't tell the difference between CAT6 or CAT5e. FYI - 10Gbe can run on CAT6 ... 37m. The catch is that the termination has to be done properly and cables cannot be neatly bundled together (to mitigate the effects of Alien Cross Talk) FTP or more properly known as F/UTP cables are there for a reason. The foil/shield helps to block out external signals from interfering and internal signals from leaking. Not really recommend for home premises as the cable OD can be quite thick. Speak to your cabling contractor and ask him stuff like what's NEXT(near end cross talk), insertion loss, ANEXT, max distance for 4 pair 100ohm twisted pair cables and you will be able to tell if he knows his stuff. In case you're wondering, yes, I've been in the network cabling industry for about 5 years already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Simontsh 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2011 anyone can recommend an electrician for this?i am interested to future proof my place Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jackwolf 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2011 Btw do you generally need to add a patch panel at the point of modem? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ben263 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2011 CAT 6 cabling price depends on the brand...LHS cables if from beld** then do not waste time....Not good... I have used FTP for SMRT project and all failed the tests...After I changed to Tyc* it easily passed the test.Faceplate and jacks also plays a very big part....You can get the normal off SLT couple of dollars....Or you can get the professional brands.Punching the jacks are also very important. Most electrical installer i have seen uses a testpen and a cutter...But the better ones knows that using a 110 punch is a standard.My own house uses 12 core SM OM1 FO cable as back bone.And every part of my house has got a CAT 6 UTP and FTP cable network point besides the toilet.Ending with all points are punched into a Tyc* CAT 6 patch panel and all patched from a gigabit(1000baseT) switch.It all depends on what are your requirements. and how you would like your network to be.PM me should you need any assistance....Dear all,I just laid my Cat6 cables in my HDB home (together with renovation) to ensure "futureproof".Seldom people do this because normally WI-FI is sufficient. (but not for me because i wanted LAN connection)Note: Do not to ask a normal electrician to do this as there is a very high chance they will screw everything for you ( FYI - I only get it right the 3rd time). Till now, sad to say that very few people is aware that Singapore is lagging far behind in "connection speed", so by telling a normal electrician that you wanted to do this kind of "not usual works", they will not understand your needs and may get it wrong.To ensure smooth execution, do the following:1) Go to LHS Electronics Enterprise ( Address: 10 Jalan Besar, #02-27, Sim Lim Tower, S208787 ) to buy- <b>Cat 6 cable</b> ( They sell loose cables, so buy a bit more (just in case) as it is very difficult to join them - price is $0.60/m - ask for the better twisted Cat 6 cables )- <b>Faceplate and Connectors</b> ( ask the shop people for the correct Cat 6 connector - it is different from Cat 5/5e. For faceplate, ask for the good type. Price is $10 for single point and $17 for double point ). - <b>"Base Plate"</b> ( i do not know the name for this but this is the "box" between the faceplate and the wall - if your trucking is not the concealed type - But you should buy this together with the faceplate because some are round edges and others are sharp edges. If you do not buy together, the end result may be visually very ugly. )2) Call <b>Starhub's Hub Troopers</b> to arrange for a <b>"qualified electrician"</b> to lay Cat 6 cables for you in your house. Starhub will charge you $53.50 to link you up with a qualified electrician via a site visit.3) During the site visit, you are free to tell the Hub Troopers and the "qualified electrician" your needs ( these people will know what you are talking about ). It is up to you to negotiate the price with the electrician ( with Starhub's Hub Troopers people beside you, the "qualified electrician" will not charge high because if you complain to Starhub later, the electrician that service you may be removed as Starhub's contractor and hence lose future Starhub business, which means a lot to them normally ). In my case, the charge was <u><b>$180 for 4xRJ45 points</b></u> with Cat 6 cable using existing and new trunking - new trucking will be provided by the "qualified electrician". ) ( Remember to tell them that you will provide the required cables, connectors, faceplates and "base plates". ) 4) On the day of laying the cables, the "qualified electrician" will come down to your place and do the job. It may be noisy and dusty ( if drilling is required. ) At the end of the job, the "qualified electrician" will prove to you that the cables are indeed working using an internationally recognised testing equipment / gadget. 5) Connect your modem / router to your cables and enjoy the new "futureproof" infrastructure.I hope this is useful - just sharing my experience. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spikey 0 Report post Posted August 25, 2011 i hired the guys from SG Concepts http://www.sgconcept.net/ My place is now future proofed with Cat6 LAN to every room including my dining table and living room. They also did up my cctv. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AEK 1 Report post Posted September 13, 2011 Dear Ben and all,Can i find out what are UTP and FTP? Does it mean we have to get 2 separate cables for each lan point?after hearing from all brothers here, i am still a bit confused-can we still get reasonably good and cheap cat 6 cables from SLT, or can we get it online cheaply from US, cos i am planning to buy and ship some other items from the States? What will be the recommended brand and model to buy for these cables either locally or overseas?Many thanks!EngKiat96189961 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
