cat 5 or cat5e

[newbuilder]

I am about to rewire the extensions in my parents home.

They are causing some noise concern and after disconnecting them and running from the test socket the router has stayed up.

But I can't work out if I can get away with cat 5 as I can get two lengths of 75m for a decent price and I am finding it extremely hard to get 150m (- yes I know there is a lot of phone points - one in every room.) of cable at a reasonable price and then if it is reasonable in price the delivery is extortionate or do I really need cat 5e?

Hope this makes sense.

[dholdi]

Hi
I'm not 100% but I would think either would do. Also you only need cat5 for the extension to the socket your router will be plugged into. Ordinary phone cable will do for the phone extensions.
cheers
dave

[Keiran2K8]

Yes, Dholdi is right, Either will do,
e.g. Cat5 takes 100 MHz frequencies
ADSL uses 1.1 MHz to 2.2 MHz.

[Keiran2K8]

Cat5e; Clarity :: Network and Modem Cables :: Custom Cat5e Network Cables :: Category 5e UTP network cable

I used on of these; Clarity :: ADSL Extensions :: BT Engineer's ADSL Extension Kit (15m/30m)

[newbuilder]

Thanks guys,

Excuse the ignorance but I thought I had to run all extensions with Cat5 as the cables were better quality and would stop noise interference, especially as the cable run will be

Master with phone --> phone socket -->phone socket --> Phone socket --> phone socket with router attached --> phone socket --> phone socket with sky digi attached --end

That is, it will be run in an open ended loop so surely as the router is quite far along you would need good quality cable to avoid interference? no???

or idea 2:

leave phone lines the way they are and purchase a new master front box and run one CAt5 cable to a new location with an ADSL box on the end.

[dholdi]

I'd do it as idea 2 and run a dedicated cat5 to the extension with the router on it. Thats what i've done but I dont have as many phones as you - lol. Can you lose any of the phones or maybe get some wireless ones ?

[newbuilder]

Most of the rooms don't actually have phones just phone points and I hate having things that don't work. So I wouldn't want to have telephone points in walls that aren't connected or do a replatering job becasue I had ripped them out!

So I think I will go for the BT ADSL kit mentioned above but now am wondering should I go for the ADSL NAtion new faceplate for ADSL2 to avoid future upgrades if needed or go for the Clarity face plate?

i assume they have the two different connections at the back - filtered and unfiltered, but which one??????

More input if you please!


EDIT: On working it out it is cheaper to purchase the more up to date ADSLNATION one + postage than it is to buy the Clarity one.
Therefore, it is cheaper to have one company deliver the filter and another deliver the BT extension kit!

[dtr44]

isn't moving house easier

[newbuilder]

Don't go there