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Can I use Cat5e as a telephone cable?
Question : Can I use Cat5e as a telephone cable?
In my office, we are currently subscribed to four phone lines (one of them is a DSL) and a fax line, making 5 in total.I have a thousand feet of Cat5e networking cables, and they have eight wires in them. Am I able to use Cat5 cables to serve a telephone wire? And is the Cat5 able to cater to four lines and I’ll use a separate one for DSL?
If my assumptions are wrong, please tell me how I am able to use Cat5 as a telephone cable.
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Best answer:
Answer by Undecided
Sure you can. Just use the wires inside that you need.
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#3 written by watercolor 1 year ago
Sure you can use it. Here is a tutorial on how to do it.
http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/phone_wiring.html
Good luck with your project.
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sure, cat5e is just a bit more expensive than common telephone wire.
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Phone wires are ALWAYS paired, so you have 4 pair wire, not 8 conductor.