Also, solid core versus stranded wire. On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 8:41 AM, Mike Hammett <wispawirel...@ics-il.net>wrote:
> The number of twists per inch makes a difference as well. > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Robert West" <robert.w...@just-micro.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:04 AM > To: "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cat3 instead of Cat5 > > > Just think about it, Cat5 is 4 pair. You need 2 pair for transmit and > > receive. 4 conductors total. We sometimes use one of the other pair for > > PoE and the other pair is "lost". Cat5 is twisted pair, so is phone > wire. > > Twisted for the same reasons. The conductors on phone wire are thicker > > giving more surface area for the electrons to play on, more than the thin > > Cat5. No reason at all that it can handle 100mbps. Same as with Cat5, > > you > > just have to have the right conditions. > > > > Bob- > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wireless-boun...@wispa.org [mailto:wireless-boun...@wispa.org] On > > Behalf Of RickG > > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 9:33 PM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Cat3 instead of Cat5 > > > > 100Mbps on cat 3? Really? > > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2009 at 4:12 PM, Forbes Mercy > > <forbes.me...@wabroadband.com>wrote: > > > >> We currently run a Cat5 into the wall then put a jack into the house. > >> My question is since you can get 100MB through a Cat3 which is the same > >> as a phone line why can't we run the connection into their phone line? > >> Most of our customers have cell phone only and their internal wiring is > >> virtually unused. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Forbes > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! > >> http://signup.wispa.org/ > >> > >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > >> > >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > >> > >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > >> > >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > >> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ---- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
