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- Greg_Blanchard wrote:
- >
- > I'm trying to replace the defective telephone wire installed in my new house.
- >
- > We recently added another line and the crosstalk is terrible. (Typical
- > Florida construction standards).
- >
- > 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.
- >
- > Wouldn't "Twisted Pair" or Type 3 be better for a telephone wire that
- > will go 100' through my attic??? Since this line will go to my modem
- > I want to keep the line as "clean" as possible and UTP isn't all that
- > expensive.
- >
- > Please give my your thoughts and experiences on this.
- >
- > Greg
-
- It does'nt sound like UTP. By the sounds of it, it should be AOK for
- voice apps
-
- Regardz
-
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- Gavin L
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