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Jim Redelfs Jim Redelfs is offline
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Default TELCO wire (old) VS CAT5 or 6?

In article ,
mrbubl wrote:

Does CAT 3 or a "better" signal than standard 4 wire TELCO cable?


Yes.

If one was to rewire from the NIB-NIC with CAT wire will their
electrons travel better? read faster connection and the like?


You will likely not notice an improvement in xDSL performance as the
technology runs just fine over even the oldest "standard" phone wire,
including the old, 3-conductor "JK" cable (red/green/yellow).

Your best bet to improve DSL performance is to install a whole-house filter at
the SNID/demarc/protector then run a dedicated, UNFILTERED pair directly to
the DSL modem. This eliminates the need for all those little "dongle" filters
hanging around the house and generally improves DSL stability. When
attempting a repair on a flaky DSL service, this is the FIRST thing I do.
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JR

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