Extended Phone Wiring

[Mike Dobony]

I need to extend my phone line and have some extra CAT5e cable. Can I use this instead using the twisted pairs for line 1 and line 2, that is, green to green, white/green to red, etc.?

Mike D.

[AZ Nomad]

No problem. Use a twisted pair for each phone line: green & white/green for line 1; brown & white/brown for line 2, etc.

[Tony Hwang]

Hi, It's okay. Not interested in DECT corless phone tho?

[Jim Redelfs]

You can use any wires for ONE line. Heck, you can use bailing wire and coat hangars. (Some folks do.)

Do it right. You never know when a second pair will be needed. In that case, correct splicing is important:

Line old-style "quad" twisted-pair ^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ L1 red/green blue/white L2 yellow/black orange/white L3 green/white L4 brown/white

[Mike Dobony]

I'm using all 3 lines.

[Mike Dobony]

Will not work for DSL and already have a multitude of corded phones. I am moving my computer to another room.