RJ11 Cables

bigdavecox90 · 24 Apr 2017 at 09:14

Hi guys,

I'm looking for a 10m RJ11 broadband cable and looking for the best/cheapest place to pick one up.

Ideally that I can go and collect as I don't want to have to order online.

I thought here would be the best place to ask,

Thanks in advance,

Dave

Voicon · 24 Apr 2017 at 09:38

Your looking at currys or maplin etc but they are going to be more expensive than online, unless you have any local electrical stores.....

You can check stock online for both of them before you go.

bigdavecox90 · 24 Apr 2017 at 09:41

Voicon said:
Your looking at currys or maplin etc but they are going to be more expensive than online, unless you have any local electrical stores.....

You can check stock online for both of them before you go.

Thanks mate, I've looked at both but as you said they're like £12 as opposed to £3 when ordering online, just being impatient and don't want to wait for delivery!

Voicon · 24 Apr 2017 at 09:53

bigdavecox90 said:
Thanks mate, I've looked at both but as you said they're like £12 as opposed to £3 when ordering online, just being impatient and don't want to wait for delivery!

I know what you mean, I hate waiting for deliveries, I pay for amazon prime just to get everything next day

I see maplin a has rj11 to rj11 10m for £10 if they have local stock and if you have a maplin close.

bigdavecox90 · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:14

Voicon said:
I know what you mean, I hate waiting for deliveries, I pay for amazon prime just to get everything next day

I see maplin a has rj11 to rj11 10m for £10 if they have local stock and if you have a maplin close.

I do have 2 3m cables at home, so wondering if this would just do the job? Sorry to ask, just a bit clueless when it comes to stuff like this.

edscdk · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:24

bigdavecox90 said:
I do have 2 3m cables at home, so wondering if this would just do the job? Sorry to ask, just a bit clueless when it comes to stuff like this.

plug it in and see? - why would you think it wont work?

Voicon · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:28

You mean 2 x 3m cables? You will need a RJ11 coupler to join them if you need both for the distance.

bigdavecox90 · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:29

Voicon said:
You mean 2 x 3m cables? You will need a RJ11 coupler to join them if you need both for the distance.

Yes that's what I meant sorry.

As the coupler is slightly cheaper than the cable, I was considering this as opposed to the 10m cable.

My assumption is that it would do the same job?

Voicon · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:39

bigdavecox90 said:
Yes that's what I meant sorry.

As the coupler is slightly cheaper than the cable, I was considering this as opposed to the 10m cable.

My assumption is that it would do the same job?

No reason why not, it's just joining the cables straight through so exactly the same as a single cable.

bigdavecox90 · 24 Apr 2017 at 10:53

Voicon said:
No reason why not, it's just joining the cables straight through so exactly the same as a single cable.

Thanks mate, excuse my ignorance, but don't want to go wasting my money on things that won't work.

Much appreciated.

bremen1874 · 24 Apr 2017 at 12:40

Using a coupler is going to increase the chances of you reducing the broadband speed.

If you're going any distance at all you want a good quality twisted pair cable.

topgun06 · 24 Apr 2017 at 13:12

Slightly related... I've just ordered a couple of RJ11 plugs to create myself a cable from a reel of Cat5E cable I still have.

bledd · 24 Apr 2017 at 14:59

http://www.tandyonline.co.uk/high-speed-rj11-dsl-cable-10m.html

ADSLNation cable.

I use the 0.5M one.

http://www.tandyonline.co.uk/high-speed-rj11-dsl-cable-0-5m.html

The shorter the better.

OLDPHART · 24 Apr 2017 at 20:40

Far better put your router as close as you can to the master socket from there run rj 45 cables under the carpet edge is the best option there as cheap as chips.

That's what I did from the router next to the master socket in the passage way for down and up stairs over 12 years ago.

Praetorian · 24 Apr 2017 at 20:42

Never found off the shelf ones were any good. Bought a pair of RJ11 to RJ45 CAT6 cables which are so much better

bledd · 25 Apr 2017 at 13:51

Praetorian said:
Never found off the shelf ones were any good. Bought a pair of RJ11 to RJ45 CAT6 cables which are so much better

Eh?

OLDPHART · 28 Apr 2017 at 06:05

Praetorian said:
Never found off the shelf ones were any good. Bought a pair of RJ11 to RJ45 CAT6 cables which are so much better

Bought a High Speed RJ11 DSL Cable plus the cheapest shielded RJ45 cables, my connection is very stable.

Fishpan · 6 May 2017 at 15:26

+1 for Tandy/ADSLnation, cheap and very well made cables that you won't be disappointed with.