Great quality. No issues with install

These are very difficult to put on. Fashion a load bar out of cutting a small strip of electrical tape. It is very easy to spend a lot of time trying to get these on.

I thought it was me having the problem but after looking at the reviews I realize I wasn't the the only one having problems . after wasting a dozen and switching to an older cat5 plug and getting it the first try i realize these staggered connections without a feeder insert are next to impossible to get feed correctly.

Awesome addition to my Cat 5e/Cat 6 cables! Compliment them very well!

These are absolutely ridiculous. It is basically impossible to load this and get everything to seat right. Complete waste of money.

I too have been cabling for 15+ years and can tell you that dealing with anything 25- AWG can be quite challenging even for those with a good deal of experienced and dexterity. With that said, there's nothing wrong with this plug and even the average Joe with a little practice and patience can make this work.

Below are a couple of tips for helping terminate 25-23AWG cable with this plug:

- When stripping the cable, measure the plug length to the cable then take back that length about a cm to leave a little more room. This is especially important if you are terminating shielded cable that is generally a little wider in overall diameter.

- If you are terminating 6A most of the time the cable itself will be too large to fit inside the connector. Some have had complaints about this and I'm not quite sure why. It will not fit and that's obvious, to remain shielded and grounded make sure that the ground lead is inserted into the plug and in a position that it will end up crimped and secured when you're read to make the crimp

- Make sure your wires are absolutely straight!!! Yes this is a pain, yes your fingers and thumbs will probably hurt after you're done, but the pay off should be worth it.

- This is a staggered plug so when you're inserting the wires be sure to pay attention to the orientation of the wires. This is where the extra length can help and hurt you. Too long and you might crush and bend one of the wires, too short and you're not going to make it to the contacts at the end for the plug. Again, just take your time and you'll get the hang of it.

- If you're worried about aesthetics do yourself a favor and buy some cable boots.

- Practice practice practice. Seriously though, they are $0.11 a piece so don't be afraid to waste a few to get the hang of it.

Monoprice, if you're reading this please note that a loading bar would be helpful to include with this plug. Some of the issues that others have noted could be eased if there was a loading bar included.

Don't stay clipped into the jack particularly well

Too small for the Cat 6 I purchased (23AWG) Would not hold in any of the switches I tried, too loose. (Unifi POE & Belkin Green) Should have trusted the other reviews.

These are both harder to work with and less sturdy than most connectors we've used in the past. If you manage to get all wires in the proper place the end isn't going to stay on anyway. I'd keep looking, find a different brand.

This past weekend was my first dive into creating/terminating my own patch cables/CAT6. The monoprice "how to" video is a good start but I would say a few more techniques were required to master not only these I'm sure, but most ends/terminations etc. Plan to waste a few trying different techniques but once I had it down they work great. None have failed me yet. Take your time and try not to get frustrated. Once you figure it out it's very straight forward.