Possible to change phone line to a network point?

[volt9291]

ok, so I have fiber to the home which comes into my understairs cupboard to the ONT. Below the ONT is a phone socket which you connect the phone cable from the ONT to provide a phone line to two different points, one in the hallway and one into our living room, which we currently have our phone base station plugged into.

To me, the cable that is behind the face plates looks like its Cat 5...

I want to know if I can change the living room and understairs point to a network point?
Then the understairs point would have a patch cable to my router, then I could fit a small switch to the living room point, allowing me to have my TV & PS4, etc. hardwired.

It looks like one single cable runs to the hallway and then the living room connects behind the hallway socket.

Hopefully, these pictures help?

Living room point


Living room wires


ONT (router sits above this)


Phone socket below ONT


Hallway point. Two cables, one from the ONT point and the other running into the living room

 

[volt9291]

That's great thanks. I will have to try it... If that doesn't fit what other options do I have for joining the cable?

I think I will just move the phone base station to plug in directly in the understairs cupboard.

 

[volt9291]

Certainly looks like ethernet, but whether or not it is Cat 5 is another matter. Are you able to pull the cable through? If so, replace it with known cat 6 ethernet cable. You may need to do this in two stages: first attach a pull wire to the current cable and pull that through, then use the pull wire to pull the new cable through. The advantage of that way is you don't run the risk of the two cables separating somewhere in the duct.

I haven't a clue what route it takes or how it's been fixed, I'm guessing it will go: up from the living room - across the ceiling - down into the hall - the hall then runs up to the ceiling - towards the cupboard - drops down into cupboard.

can't see me being able to pull that, or is it normal to pull routes like that?

I did give a little pull earlier just to see if the cable had anything printed on it to say if it was Cat 5 or not, didn't move, but then didn't want to pull too hard and break it.

 

[volt9291]

yeah, which this wouldn't have. its a new build (well nearly 6 years old) I'm guessing it would be fixed along the route or 90 degree turns it won't pull through.

 

[volt9291]

yeah, don't think pulling a new run will work.

I will see if joining it and putting two RJ45 face plates work, worth it for only spending £10 or so. if not will stick with wifi, just thinking it would be a nice to have if it worked.

 

[volt9291]

My mention of it being a new build was more to the fact of how it was probably made rather than its actual age. The wiring was probably done by someone that is rushed that has to wire 'X' amount of houses that day. It is probably not the best of jobs. I am sure most new housing estates (built in the last 10/15 years) have the same standards.

 

[volt9291]

Ha yeah, it is Seethelight! but they only installed the ONT. The cable was run by the builders, and yes I think the same, most probably tacked to timber.

Seethelight as an ISP has been excellent though, always maximum speed and very low ping, can't fault them!

 

[volt9291]

Update: Had my cousin come around today to do the first fix for the electrics (I'm moving where the TV is mounted), he also joined the Cat 5 cable- it works perfectly! getting full speed, low ping. no issues whatsoever! chuffed.