BT telephone plug adapter

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Rickles

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#157402 30-Nov-2014 12:43

Anyone know where to get a right-angle adapter (M/F) for telephone cable? I think our plugs are standard BT or RJ-something.

I have a large bookcase being placed up against the wall and any cable gets bent severely, so a right-angle adapter would help keep wires from breaking etc.

Maybe even an extension cable with a right-angle plug already moulded in?

Tks.

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#1185783 30-Nov-2014 15:28

BT and RJ45 are totally different. Need to know what type of plug you actually have before anybody could answer your question.

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#1185784 30-Nov-2014 15:29

you could just get a short extension cord for it they dont stick out much at all

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#1185818 30-Nov-2014 17:18

Steve ... definitely the BT plug and socket.

I know they are not RJ45, I just thought that the BT style also had an RJ number ... maybe not?

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#1186096 1-Dec-2014 09:24

Useless facts of the day.

BT = British Telecom, the colloquial term for jack standard BS6312 431A

RJ = Registered Jack - a series of standards used throughout telecommunications that define jack standards and wiring standards

8P8C = The type of connector used on ethernet cables, commonly (and incorrectly) referred to as an RJ45 jack.
4P4C = Ditto, commonly referred to has RJ11.

So if someone ever goes to you "can you hand me that RJ45 connector!", you can go "No, but I can hand you the 8P8C connector!" and then you can watch them walk away muttering something about being a cable nerd...

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#1186101 1-Dec-2014 09:30

Jeeves: Useless facts of the day.

BT = British Telecom, the colloquial term for jack standard BS6312 431A

RJ = Registered Jack - a series of standards used throughout telecommunications that define jack standards and wiring standards

8P8C = The type of connector used on ethernet cables, commonly (and incorrectly) referred to as an RJ45 jack.
4P4C = Ditto, commonly referred to has RJ11.

So if someone ever goes to you "can you hand me that RJ45 connector!", you can go "No, but I can hand you the 8P8C connector!" and then you can watch them walk away muttering something about being a cable nerd...

RJ45 is the generic term given to a LAN jack and RJ61 for the 8 wire telephony version..

Regards,

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#1186156 1-Dec-2014 10:02

>So if someone ever goes to you "can you hand me that RJ45 connector!", you can go "No, but I can hand you the 8P8C connector!" and then you can watch them walk away muttering something about being a cable nerd... <

Tee hee .... nice one.