Omit Telephone Jacks from reno/new homes?
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Comments (15)Thanks for the info kurto, but maybe you didn't completely read my last post (yep, I know its kind of long). Or, maybe I didn't explain things properly. At all three jacks, I only have a line in. Also, there is only one line that runs down to the utility room. Thats why I said above that I thought this indicates that there is a secondary termination block somewhere. One that runs the one line down the utility room and then branches off into three lines to supply the three jacks. I'm only guessing on this one. So, I know where this line ends at the jack, but I have no idea where it begins. Besides, I probably can't gain access to it because I don't have an attic. As well, the connections to all the jacks, including the one that doesn't work are good. Also, all the jacks have been tested and are in good working order. This seems to only leave a problem with this one line that goes from this one jack in the living room to who knows where. If the directions that came with this tester/toner were a little more explanatory, I could figure out how to test the line and what the results tell me. But its not and I can't. Can't find anything anywhere online either. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks again!!! :)...See MoreNeed help with telephone wiring
Comments (5)I'd just pull the two original jacks and go star-config if I can get to the wires. I don't like the position of them, and two is hardly enough, there isn't even a jack in the bedroom. I am putting in a structured media panel, and if I leave the jacks in place, I'll either run a wire from the demarc box to the panel, then back to the demark to take care of the legacy jacks, or just leave them as they are, and run the rest of the new jacks from the media panel with a single feed from the demark - fortunately I have a large chase where the gas line runs in, I'll feed it through there....See MoreNeed help with telephone lines (no dial tone)
Comments (5)"He said the phone lines would not have been run at the height he was nailing, but I thought he may have hit a wire which may have caused it. Is that possible?" There are no rules about height for running phone wires or even electric cables). He easily could have hit the phone line. One common way of concealing phone wires for years has been to pull up quarter round and run them in the gap between the baseboard and the floor....See MoreMy 'New' Retro Telephone-Pic
Comments (26)I really like old phones- mainly b/c they were built well. I just bought a 1972 red, table top rotary phone for my family room. I love the ring- except it is really loud. I had to turn the ring off on my other phones and I can hear this phone ring outside w/ the windows closed. My parents had a similar one- black-gold coloring & I think more in the americanna design. Everyone loved it and work well.- I think she still has it-think I'm gonna try to sneak it out of her house :)...See MoreLars
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