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- From: shenning@fast.net (Stephen M. Henning)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,comp.sys.mac.comm
- Subject: Re: I've Had It With Supra 28.8. It's a piece of shit.
- Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1996 12:12:45 -0500
- Organization: Boy Scouts of America
- Message-ID: <shenning-0701961212450001@abe-ppp315.fast.net>
- References: <49kmbp$3hn@news.mel.aone.net.au> <4cide8$7op@news.accessorl.net> <boobyen-0501961810470001@ip221.lax.primenet.com>
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- In article <boobyen-0501961810470001@ip221.lax.primenet.com>,
- boobyen@primenet.com (Bob Yen) wrote:
-
- > I just put in a 2nd line for internet access, and am considering using
- > twisted pair. I assume you mean the tightly twisted stuff, level 5 wire?
- > Could you be specific in what cable to use? I only found 4 pair @.25/ft
- > (need only 1 pair) at a local electronics supply. I called up a couple
- > Telecommunications installers - they don't think twisted pair is necessary
- > for my 14.4K modem. They did comment on the "flat" phone jack cable as
- > being a potential problem.
-
- I can get 28.8/28.8 from AOL and one internet service here. The other
- internet supplier usually connects at 24/21.6. I wired my house with 6
- telephones connected with door bell wire. Hence, many reports of
- extension phones and special wire may be belt and suspenders
- recommendations (over-kill).
-
- Do not run telephone wire near metal objects like water pipes. This is
- where a lightning strike will KO your telephone line. The telco installs
- lightning protection, but it usually allows spikes of 1,000 volts through
- and these will break down the insulation on most telephone wire. When
- this happens, it can melt the copper in the wire.
-
- --
- Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA
-
- http://www.users.fast.net/~shenning
-