Re: [H] Is there any point? [phone]

2010-01-26 Thread maccrawj
NID, best way to check if it's you or them. As to house wiring it's sure a lot easier to diagnose runs if you have a way to separate them. "Home runs" from jacks back to a central block are a good start. On 1/25/2010 1:37 PM, Rick Glazier wrote: The Phone Network disconnect? NID? http://www.h

Re: [H] Is there any point? [phone]

2010-01-25 Thread Rick Glazier
The Phone Network disconnect? NID? http://www.homephonewiring.com/nid.html I forgot those letters too, and they still look "odd"... (grin) Yes, When (if) you switch to FIOS, you can feed the house from that "inside" jack. Plus, for now, if it is snowing and the phones don't work, looking in the b

[H] Is there any point? [phone]

2010-01-24 Thread DSinc
I think internal phone lines have 4 wires (2 lines). Normally, I see these as Red, Green, Yellow, and Black. No need to further confuse with various White w/stripe wires. I leave this coding to the "experts." ATM! Is there any good reason to have a central phone block/box inside the house so I