"Terry" wrote in message
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:51:47 -0400, mm
wrote:

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:24:41 -0500, Mark Lloyd
wrote:



My guess is that because they are so close together they are for two
lines.


The house I bought had 3 phone jacks within a few inches of each
other. They were all connected to the same line.

The house was built sometime around 1970, but these jacks were added
later. Apparently, one and then the other 2 even later.

If something is worth saying once, it's worth saying it three times.
That's why you need three jacks.


Why would you ever need 3 phone jacks in one spot on the same line?
The guy never heard of a splitter?

One for the phone? One for the computer?...............One for the
Fax?

Two of these have jacks built in. So, you still only need one phone
jack.

If all the devices are on different pairs, a splitter won't work. (Unless
you find one with L1, L2, L3 outputs.) So unless you have the parts on hand
to kludge up a multi-keystone box, daisy-chaining vanilla boxes is the only
option. Trying to do a commercial-type drop with consumer-grade stuff can
be a PITA at times. Other than the over-priced faux LAN stuff at the borg,
retail places only seem to carry residential stuff, and most homeowners
would be clueless as how to order the 'real' parts online.

aem sends...