move cable modem into basement

[havab]

hi,
i have my phone and internet service through my cable company.

i'd like to move my modem & router into a new home office in my basement, where there are currently no phone or cable jacks. i can easily run the coax for the cable, but have a question about running the phone line.

right now at my electrical panel there are 3 Cat5 wires spliced together, with flat white plastic caps joining each set of wires. these wires then go up to the phone jacks in various rooms in the house.

would it be OK to just splice another cat5 wire and run it to a phone jack in my basement? concerned it may degrade the signal strength of the line.

thanks in advance,
brian

[mango man]

that would work fine , no real reason to use cat5 , cat3 would give you the same results

just be sure you get a good solid splice and there will be no problem

I would use these Scotchlocks , you can get them from the Big box stores or Radio shack

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