I need over 100ft of Telephone wire

[labgeek]

Well you got 1 part right...

Originally posted by: acemcmac
I'm no expert

Telephone does not require Cat 5. Only Cat 1 is required- unshielded, non-twisted pair. Jump to Cat 3 and you've moved to twisted pair and moved from telephone into networking. Cat 5 is also twisted pair with more twists per foot. But the cost difference has dropped so much because Cat5 is so popular now, it doesn't usually make sense to drop to 1 or 3.

A repeater (usually for a ISDN line) is every 18,000 ft or so. Repeaters are for digital lines.

Even if we talk about amplifiers... that's still 6,000 ft.

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
So can i get 120ft and have a safe run over a house?

Yes, easily

 

[Pepsi90919]

Originally posted by: spidey07
just buy some cat5 and connectors/crimpers at home depot.

As far as loss - it can go for 1000s of feet.

you don't even know what he's using it for. how can you say how far it can go?

 

[LennyZ]

1,000 meters cheap.
HERE

 

[skyking]

POTS stuff <Plain Old Telephone System> is good for hundreds of feet in-premises without loss. The only caveat is how many ringers<devices> you are trying to support on a pair.
for a 120 foot run, I'd get cat3 cable, and put in a jack where you need it. Do not make a 120 foot cord with mod ends.
If you have cat5 around use that. Copper is copper.
Either get a surface mount jack or cut in a wall plate on a Search term = low voltage mounting bracket.

 

[skyking]

Originally posted by: thespeakerbox
How can i use cat5 for my regular telephone, and does anyone know if i can use VOIP for a fax?

VOIP for fax is bad berries. Do not believe any rosy reports of getting incoming faxes easily or regularly.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919

Originally posted by: spidey07
just buy some cat5 and connectors/crimpers at home depot.

As far as loss - it can go for 1000s of feet.

you don't even know what he's using it for. how can you say how far it can go?

He asked for telephone cable. 18000 feet over cat1, primarily depending on the card in the CO and how far it can drive it/number of entrance protection on the line.

Much more with cat5.

I mean its not like I do this stuff for a living or anything.
😉

oh, wait...I do.