POTS is Cat3, generally only stranded from wall jack to handset, jack to demarc is
solid core. Cat3 *was* also used for 10BaseT before Cat5 became prevalent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_3_cable
These days POTS or nBaseT network, best bet when wiring is to just use Cat5E or
better since it gives most usage flexibility for the buck/effort. When we're ready to
wire the second floor I intend to run ~3 Cat5E drops to each of 4 rooms from the
utility closet's switch(es) to be sure I can do separate pipes for IPTV, VoIP, IP
cams, & data to avoid congestion issues. That's a year away so plans might change!
DSinc wrote:
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I have been told that telephone wire is relatively large in gauge
because it needs to pass large a...@45v to do ring/dial-tone. Actual
signal/voice business travels along the surface of whatever conductor is
present.
Best,
Duncan
