500ft (150 Meters) Uniboot OM3 Fiber LC to LC Outdoor Armored Fiber Optic Cable, 10GB Multimode Fiber Patch Cable Duplex 50/125, LC-LC Fiber Multi Mode, Low Friction LSZH Black, OD-3.0mm

Worked great, decent reinstructions, reusable if you peel the electrical tape off cleanly when done. GReat solution.

The use

Made pulling 50 ft of OM3 fiber super easy

Fiber for everyone! The cost of fiber and connections have really come down. Having premade fiber makes it easy for me to run fiber without having to have any special tools. It was easy to connect my workstation to my router and make use of my almost gigabit speed. This has been an awesome upgrade for me.

Fiber optic internet recently became available for my area, and so I began to study the different/most effective ways that I could extend the full speed of the fiber connection throughout my entire property. And while newer wireless router technology would certainly work, I often prefer a hard-wired connection. So this fiber optic cable turned out to be the right solution for me, allowing me to wire my entire house, from the fiber optic "entry" unit, to a router/switch (which converts the fiber signal to ethernet cable), to my backyard, where I can either install another switch for conversion to ethernet, or just leave it as is for connection to SFP ports/switches. This cable can handle speeds up to 10 GB, and so it's easily capable of handling the modest 2 GB speed that the new network delivers. The cable is very sturdy, "armored", so it is perfect for the outdoor run to my backyard. And it's nice that it comes pre-terminated (with connections at each end of the cable). And it also comes with an extra LC to LC UPC OM3/OM4 adapter for further extension. It's very easy to install, very much plug-n-play. And for the huge length of cable, it's a good value for the money.

I got this to replace a DAC that was running 10Gbps between a pair of switches that I have on opposite sides of my office. The DAC was a little too short (by maybe a foot or so), so I took that as an opportunity to get some SFP+ and this fiber cable to replace it. Install was dead simple, just install the SFP+ modules into the switch, then snap the cable into the modules and the link came right up. the cable is pretty thin and flexible, but it does feel more substantial than a normal fiber patch cable. I’m not sure that I’d use it outdoors outside of a conduit as it’s not the heavy grade cables that the ISP runs from the curb to your house or anything like that. But running across a room or in a basement or crawlspace seem like great places for this sort of cable.

Background you can skip:I am an IT professional who has a location that employs existing fiber to transfer a network signal that has a demarc in a separate building across a parking lot. Unfortunately for me... the fiber line employed there currently is an older ST type installed.This wouldn't really be a problem, except that the "converters" that we have to use to translate the fiber ST connection to copper keep getting FRIED by lighting strikes, no matter how many surge protectors I carefully put them behind. Apparently ST converters are quite sensitive to voltage changes. I've run through three different brands of converter in under 2 years. Even when they don't completely fry, the hardware ends up dropping the connection constantly. I want to bypass the point of failure and plug the fiber line straight into a smart switch I installed a while back that has been a champ, but ST doesn't cooperate with an SPF connection type, so it's frustrating.Product:This new roll of thin fiber that says it is tough enough to stand a conduit pull might just be my answer.Normally, I wouldn't mess with pulling fiber, but this came up and looked like the PERFECT chance to set up an alternative line that I could test to see if it would solve my issue.I was impressed with how quickly it arrived. The connector end is secured to the roll with a bit of double sided sticky tape, to keep it from bending too much and possibly damaging the fiber inside. It's also secured with a bunch of cello wrap on the fiber line to keep the roll from unraveling during transport.I am going to have to schedule a date after Christmas to pull this new line and get it through the conduit, but I'm so excited to finally possibly solve this problem that I couldn't wait to post an initial impression of the roll. It's got a metal spool center with nice thick cardboard sides that will make it easy to set for a long-distance one person pull without tangling.This roll also included a fiber connector that would allow me to connect another line to 'extend' this fiber line if it were too short. I'm not all that sure what kind of pressure/pull strength that would stand up to, though. I think it would be more useful in an in-building situation than a conduit pull.I'll update this with more details after I get it through the conduit, but I'm hoping to really improve both signal strength and reliability of connection with this change of fiber type.