Home cabling, (phone)cat 5 question

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Hi,
This is problably too easy of a question, and that's why I can't find a Direct answer.

I'm redoing my home phone lines with Cat 5. Do I have to replace my wall outlets with RJ14??, and since these are only 6 wires what do/or which wires do I leave out when configuring the connector. Also RJ11 (from existing phones)will fit/work in the new RJ14 wall connectors??

Need to get over this hump of lack of specific knowledge.
Thanks for replies,
CW

 

[MasterRacker]

RJ14 and Is often called RJ11. If you have 4 pins it already is RJ14. If you're re-doing everything it wouldn't hrt to use RJ25 (3 pair-6 pin) jacks. I recently read an article that claimed that the FCC had pair CAT 3 wiring for all new construction but it was unclear whether they wanted 3 or 4 pair wiring.

Standard phone plugs will work in any jack up to and including 8 in RJ45.

Here's your color conversions:
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Pin RJ25 RJ14 RJ11 USOC
1 W/GR * * Wht
2 W/OR W/OR * Blk
3 BL/W BL/W BL/W Red
4 W/BL W/BL W/BL Grn
5 OR/W OR/W * Yel
6 GR/W * * Blu

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[cbr]

Thanks,
I have some RJ45's already, so I problably go with them for the wall outlets. I was thinking that RJ14's were 6 wire, I was mistaken, and I haven't even really heard of the RJ25's.(or missplaced the knowledge) I am replacing all phone/cable and installing data also. This is so if I ever break down to install a cable modem, I can access it from any room. I found a nice all-in-one cable(phone/coax/data) center/panel at Jensen Tools at $325. One of the best I've been able to find. (any other suggestions??) Thought of patch panel/hub, but all-in-one seems to be cost effective for my nominal needs.

Thanks again,

Craig