It looks just like a standard phone cable, however as I noted above I believe it is pinned differently. If you lay both ends end to end and the colors are in the same order it is a POTS (Plan Old Telephone Service) cable. If the ends are in a different order then a POTS patch cable will not work as a replacement cable. Of course I have the tools and supplies to install new ends on POTS and Ethernet 8 pin cables. Chris