Can I use this cable to plug one end into an Ethernet port on a modem and the other end into a landline phone? null

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Dbick · Accepted Answer

This will not plug into a phone line. The jack is different. A network RJ45 connection is just a little wider than a phone connection.

DonJ · Answer

No! Telephones, use what are called RJ11 connectors for wired connections. RJ11s are smaller and do not have as many data lines. This cable has more data lines and uses RJ45 connectors on the ends.. All CAT5/6 cables and all computer connections use RJ45. 

Landline phones do not use the same "rules" for sending information than computers or routers. You need Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) hardware and software to make calls over the internet. Sorry.

SHOCK77777 · Answer

No. An Ethernet and phone line are not the same size or for the same purpose.

Mitch3026 · Answer

Only if cut and splice a new phone jack on the end

wb5rag · Answer

i would venture a "no" as the phone has a different connector

Jrflanary2 · Answer

No!

bhilmer · Answer

No, landline phones generally don’t have an Ethernet port to support data.

TBurson · Answer

NO. Land line phones typically have a RJ-11 jack/plug with 4 terminated wires versus this item with RJ-45 plugs with 8 wires.

CommunityAnswer · Answer

No, this only works on RJ-45 jacks. Landline phones use an RJ-11 jack.

Bill · Answer

Yes it will or any smart devices you have

“Can I use this cable to plug one end into an Ethernet port on a modem and the other end into a landline phone?”

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