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- From: jdearing@netaxs.com (John Dearing)
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- Subject: Re: Phone Wire
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- Date: 19 Feb 1996 16:26:21 GMT
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- Greg_Blanchard (earthstar@grumpy.magg.net) wrote:
-
- : I want to start with a line to my modem (naturally). My neighbor had some
- : wire left over from a computer installation and he thinks it might work.
- :
- : The wire has the following printed on it:
- :
- : AT&T-D DD 2001 004C 4/24 (UL) TYPE CMP
- :
- : The only thing that bothers me is that the conductors are all parallel.
- : There is no twist at all.
-
- The you will have to forget about using that wire. If the crosstalk
- problem is as bad as you report, replacing the wire with more untwisted
- wire won't fix it.
-
- Category 3 or better cable is just dandy for phones. As long as the pairs
- are separated and *twisted* everything will be just fine.
-
- These are the opinions of a Bell Data Tech with 20 years experience.
-
- John
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