On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:41:00 -0500, Mark Lloyd
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 20:34:17 -0500, Terry
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:22:04 -0500, Mark Lloyd
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:31:09 -0500, Terry
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 17:51:47 -0400, mm
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On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:24:41 -0500, Mark Lloyd
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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.

I have a speakerphone from Radio Shack. It's a phone with no ringer
and no dialing, so you need a regular phone too. It had an extra jack
on it for that purpose. However the built-in cord broke off a long
time ago (they do) so it has to be connected using that extra jack.

I can't think of anything that uses a phone line, except a phone, that
does not have an extra jack for the phone.

A lot of people have cordless phones, and some recognize the need to
have a corded phone too.

Plus the computer for dial-up. There are big advantages to not
connecting the phone through the modem.

Plus, I have a device which permits unified redial and memory dial
from every touch-tone phone in the house. And other functions I don't
use. Mostly one presses two buttons in the same row or column, so
that he only gets one tone, instead of two, and that tone does things.

Plus, I used to use a neon light, so that when the bell was off, I
could tell if the phone was ringing. I turned the bell off because it
kept waking me up, but the light across the room doesn't.

Plus, I have a dialer, that will call me or a friend if my burglar
alarm goes off. And there are dialers that work with a pendant that
one wears around the neck, if he is old or sick.

Plus, I'm sure some answering machines don't have a second jack -- my
first one didn't -- or as in your example, the second jack on anything
could break.

Plus, if something is worthy saying, it's worth saying three times.