Timeline for Using a telephone wall-mount jack for an Ethernet-connected (VOIP) phone
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| Aug 26, 2020 at 19:31 | comment | added | Moshe Katz | @AlaskaMan Nate S. is correct. All of the phone jacks in this building (built in 2006) are wired using CAT5 home runs. It makes upgrades super easy. About 50% of the burglar alarm wire is CAT5 too. | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 17:27 | comment | added | Alaska Man | @NateS. - The question is about an existing phone jack but said it was Cat5, that is why i posted a comment for clarification. The age of the house was not mentioned. | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 16:51 | comment | added | Nate S. | @AlaskaMan, on a new enough house it often is -- phone signals work fine over Cat 5, and if they might be installing Ethernet as well, it's one less type of wire they have to stock on the truck. | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 16:48 | vote | accept | Moshe Katz | ||
| Aug 26, 2020 at 16:43 | comment | added | Alaska Man | "I already know that the CAT5 in the wall here is a straight run back to the electrical closet" - Old phone lines are not Cat5, Are you saying you have replaced the telephone line in the wall with Cat5 line ? or you are just using the old phone line and putting RJ45 ends on. You could make a custom wall plate with wood that will have your connection plate recessed to the specs you need. | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 16:33 | answer | added | Nate S. | timeline score: 3 | |
| Aug 26, 2020 at 16:26 | history | asked | Moshe Katz | CC BY-SA 4.0 |