Just moved modem & want to shorten cable

oysterman

I want to cut back my broadband cable(too long now), now is it the the same as satellite cable.

I do not want to cut it if there is something i should know before i start.

atm_3

Where does it connect to/from? Isn't it just phone cable? Can't you just coil it up out of the way?

oysterman

atm wrote: »

Where does it connect to/from? Isn't it just phone cable? Can't you just coil it up out of the way?

It's from the box just inside the house & go's to a spliter. I could coil it up but modem is in a cupboard, so basically trying to tidy it up.

startrekker

i think its an Ntl cable from what you describe, if so dont attempt to cut and shorten yourself as the engineers use a special tool to put the end on the cable. I did it once and knackered it, luckily a friend lent me the cat 5 tool to put the end on. They can only be used once, so he gave me a few of them as well.

oysterman

startrekker wrote: »

i think its an Ntl cable from what you describe, if so dont attempt to cut and shorten yourself as the engineers use a special tool to put the end on the cable. I did it once and knackered it, luckily a friend lent me the cat 5 tool to put the end on. They can only be used once, so he gave me a few of them as well.

Cheers for that, coil it up it is then.

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oysterman wrote: »

Cheers for that, coil it up it is then.

Sorry but you have been misinformed by people on this thread.

It is not Cat5 cable, it is satellite cable that has a silver " F " connector on the end.

NTL/Virgin use a crimping tool to fit theirs, but a screw on type will be fine, you can get them at Maplins... B&Q etc. for a few pennies.

Or you can get a ready made lead on a well known auction site.;)

atm_3

Do we know if it is an NTL (or other cable provider) connection and not a BT one?

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atm wrote: »

Do we know if it is an NTL (or other cable provider) connection and not a BT one?

Good point, I read " Broadband Cable ", and assumed Virgin / NTL doh.:rotfl:

Apologies.

darich

I'd coil it out of the way.
Sure as fate, at some point, probably quite soon after you cut it, you'll realise that you need it longer - and joining 2 cables is more difficult than cutting one!