[nagromme]

Radio Shack used to make a really cool retractable cable (shaped like a flat card) that was BOTH ethernet AND modem. It had adapters for the ends, which stowed in the corners of the card. Really useful--ONE cable instead of two, AND retractable.

No longer available. If your store still has one, snap it up!

Anyone know of anything else like this? Something that does both with one cable?

TIA

[Tomster]

Belkin makes one. Works great. Can't seem to find it on their website, but is for sale here.

[nagromme]

Thanks--that might be exactly what Radio Shack used to have. I can't tell for sure if it truly replaces a modem cable though, which is my main need: RJ11 on BOTH ends. I may just have to see one in person.

(Searching for "F8V072" turned up the same thing at MacConnection, and turned up some similar but not identical things at belkin.com.)

[Tomster]

It is a cat 5 retractable cable with two rj45 to rj11 adapters and a spliter/connecter. So yes, it can be either cat 5 or a telephone cable.

[romeosc]

Originally posted by nagromme:
Thanks--that might be exactly what Radio Shack used to have. I can't tell for sure if it truly replaces a modem cable though, which is my main need: RJ11 on BOTH ends. I may just have to see one in person.

(Searching for "F8V072" turned up the same thing at MacConnection, and turned up some similar but not identical things at belkin.com.)

If all you need is the modem cable.... you can get the retractable ones for $1 at Everything For A Buck.

[nagromme]

Great! I do need both, so this is just what I'm after.