They don't get it - eviltoast
  • Lifter@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 year ago

    If you can, re-use existing sockets! Old telephone or antenna lines can work! You tie the cable to the end of the old cable and pull it through the existing PVC pipe.

    • ccunix@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      That’s exactly what I am about to do in the house we’re signing for in few weeks (waiting for the attorney to give us an appointment).

      When I saw the phone jack’s in every room, all terminating down in the garage, I just figured it would be rude not too. Seeing as we will have 2Gb fibre, it makes sense

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      1 year ago

      Using old phone lines is exactly what I did for my parents house, worked like a charm. Highly recommend if you don’t need the phone lines anymore.

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        1 year ago

        Even if you do need a couple, run Cat6 anyway. RJ15 is a subset of RJ45, so it is simply a question of how you patch it at the other end.