Phones can run on cat 5 tip and ring is only 2 wires
But that is why my planned wiring plants are usually good for 6-10 years...
A place I planned for 10 years ago, JUST as CAT-5 was becoming the new way...
They are re-modeling and STILL don;t have to re-wire yet... ;)
Cost difference for 200 pulls of 2+1 (2 cat5 + 1cat3) vs 100 pulls of cat-5 and 100 pulls of cat3
basically the cost of the parts... no labor difference, which is the big part.
You should be able to get 1000ft reel for ~$72 of good BerkTek or Lucent Cable.
AMP RJ-45 connectors are ~$.50 a piece still the crimper (which I happen to have an AMP model the good one) was about $130 has crimped about 10,000 and still going strong.
Faceplate, get the Square-D faceplates and CAT5 plugs and a punchdown for 110 blocks. and then GANG them in you HUB location.
edit = typing $22 not $72 and added BerkTek...
