00:00So your fiber internet is finally installed, the router's in the wrong corner of the house,
00:04and the cable the technician left you is about 2 feet too short.
00:08Been there.
00:09I went digging for the best fiber patch cords you can actually buy online without getting ripped off,
00:14and honestly, some of these prices are almost silly.
00:18Here are my top 5 picks for home internet, and yes, I've tested every connector type on this list.
00:24Kicking things off, we've got the 10-piece Simplex SC-APC-2LC-UPC patch cord bundle.
00:30This one's for the person who's tired of ordering one cable at a time.
00:35You get 10 cords, available in 1, 2, 3, 5, or 10 meters, in either 2mm or 3mm jacket.
00:43It's $10.74 for the whole pack, which works out to about a buck a cable.
00:49Nearly $4,800 sold and a perfect 5-star rating.
00:53If you're wiring up multiple rooms, running a small business network,
00:57or you just want spares in the drawer so you're never stuck again, this is the smart buy.
01:02Next up, the SC-APC-2SC-APC single-mode extension cable, and this is the one I'd hand to most
01:08people.
01:09It comes in lengths from 1.5 meters all the way out to 40 meters,
01:13so if your O&T is by the front door and your desk is upstairs, this solves it in one
01:17run,
01:17no couplers, no splices, no signal loss.
01:21$2.85
01:23That's less than a coffee.
01:254.8 stars across 4,700 orders.
01:29Honestly, for the money, it's hard to argue with.
01:33Third, the indoor drop optic cable.
01:36This is the flat, low-profile stuff, the kind that hugs your baseboard and disappears.
01:41It's G657A2 fiber, which means it's bend-insensitive,
01:45so you can run it around door frames and corners without killing your signal.
01:49Lengths go from 3 meters to 120 meters, it's LSZH-rated for safety indoors, and it ships with a free
01:55adapter.
01:59If you're doing a proper clean install rather than draping a cable across the floor, this is the one.
02:05Now, here's the ridiculous one.
02:08The FC, LC, or SC2SC, LC, or UPC fiber jumper.
02:13$0.89.
02:15Not a typo.
02:17Single-mode 9-slash-125, G652D-spec, and you can pick your length anywhere from 1 meter to 50 meters,
02:24plus whatever connector combo you actually need.
02:27That flexibility is the real selling point here, most routers and ONTs use different ends, and this lets you match
02:33exactly.
02:41And rounding out the list, the SC-slash-APC-to-SC-slash-APC single-mode jumper in 1, 2, and
02:473 meter lengths.
02:49This is your classic short patch cord router-to-wall box, ONT-to-router, that kind of job.
02:55It's G652D fiber with an LSZH jacket, so it's flame-retardant and won't put out toxic smoke,
03:01which matters when it's tucked behind furniture.
03:04$3.50, 4.9 stars.
03:07It's the cable I keep permanently installed and just forget about.
03:11All 5 links are down in the description, and I've matched them up in order so you don't have to
03:16hunt.
03:17If this saved you a headache, hit that like button, and subscribe, I'm testing networking gear like this every week.
03:23Thanks for watching, and I'll catch you in the next one.
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