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Originally Posted by acropolite
Sorry to spoil the party, but there's no such thing as a "standard" 6 wire phone cord. There are two configurations for 6 wire cords (actually the same applies for all RJ type cords), one where the pins are straight through, the other mirrored. You really need to determine which type is needed by placing both connectors side by side and comparing the colours, otherwise depending on what votages are present, your astro toy could go up in smoke.
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Correct but not entirely correct either. There are many ways to wire an RJ cable.
In regard to cables sold to the consumer as telephone extension cables then they will be made to replace the short cable that comes with your phone. If you line everything up with the coupler and the extension cable everything should be correct.
In any case, yes it is worth double checking that the combination you end up with give does reverse the wiring.
Maybe I should have been more specific with my recommendation to buy online. I would recommend you re-consider just buying the complete extension from the site in the first post promoting it as suitable for the purpose. The +shipping may be the killer here.