For anyone switching between phone and cable, cable guy told me he was "instructed" to disconnect the wiring inside the telephone company box so that it could not be reconnected. I told him not to and he left it alone.

I'm putting a lock on mine now, just in case another cable guy comes or if the phone company sends someone over to screw around with it.

On 01/23/2015 11:59 AM, Sasquatch Jones wrote:
For anyone switching between phone and cable, cable guy told me he was "instructed" to disconnect the wiring inside the telephone company box so that it could not be reconnected. I told him not to and he left it alone.

I'm putting a lock on mine now, just in case another cable guy comes or if the phone company sends someone over to screw around with it.


When I got cable phone (suddenlink) they did nothing to the existing
phone wires.

They did send an installer out (they didn't for TV and internet, I wish
they wouldn't for phone). I tried to minimize their interference by
already having a cable going to a spot next to a cordless phone base.
All they did was connect it.

Later, after verifying landline service was off, I disconnected the
wiring where it enters my house and connected it to the cable phone box.

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"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message ...
On 01/23/2015 11:59 AM, Sasquatch Jones wrote:
For anyone switching between phone and cable, cable guy told me he was "instructed" to disconnect the wiring inside the telephone company box so that it could not be reconnected. I told him not to and he left it alone.

I'm putting a lock on mine now, just in case another cable guy comes or if the phone company sends someone over to screw around with it.


When I got cable phone (suddenlink) they did nothing to the existing
phone wires.

They did send an installer out (they didn't for TV and internet, I wish
they wouldn't for phone). I tried to minimize their interference by
already having a cable going to a spot next to a cordless phone base.
All they did was connect it.

Later, after verifying landline service was off, I disconnected the
wiring where it enters my house and connected it to the cable phone box.

Sounds good. The installer said he would do that also, but I didn't want him rooting around the phone circuits and chance messing up the 2nd Verizon line that is still connected.

On 1/23/2015 12:59 PM, Sasquatch Jones wrote:
For anyone switching between phone and cable, cable guy told me he was "instructed" to disconnect the wiring inside the telephone company box so that it could not be reconnected. I told him not to and he left it alone.

I'm putting a lock on mine now, just in case another cable guy comes or if the phone company sends someone over to screw around with it.



Keep an eye on yer dog too. Mine was in heat and she was walking funny and dripping after the phone company guy left.

On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:24:09 -0600, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 01/23/2015 11:59 AM, Sasquatch Jones wrote:
For anyone switching between phone and cable, cable guy told me he was "instructed" to disconnect the wiring inside the telephone company box so that it could not be reconnected. I told him not to and he left it alone.

I'm putting a lock on mine now, just in case another cable guy comes or if the phone company sends someone over to screw around with it.


When I got cable phone (suddenlink) they did nothing to the existing
phone wires.

They did send an installer out (they didn't for TV and internet, I wish
they wouldn't for phone). I tried to minimize their interference by
already having a cable going to a spot next to a cordless phone base.
All they did was connect it.

Later, after verifying landline service was off, I disconnected the
wiring where it enters my house and connected it to the cable phone box.

Sounds just like what I would want to do, except I didn't really
understand which wires went where. :-(

"micky" wrote in message ...
On Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:24:09 -0600, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 01/23/2015 11:59 AM, Sasquatch Jones wrote:
For anyone switching between phone and cable, cable guy told me he was "instructed" to disconnect the wiring inside the telephone company box so that it could not be reconnected. I told him not to and he left it alone.

I'm putting a lock on mine now, just in case another cable guy comes or if the phone company sends someone over to screw around with it.


When I got cable phone (suddenlink) they did nothing to the existing
phone wires.

They did send an installer out (they didn't for TV and internet, I wish
they wouldn't for phone). I tried to minimize their interference by
already having a cable going to a spot next to a cordless phone base.
All they did was connect it.

Later, after verifying landline service was off, I disconnected the
wiring where it enters my house and connected it to the cable phone box.

Sounds just like what I would want to do, except I didn't really
understand which wires went where. :-(

It's not that hard really. I didn't know anything about phone wiring, opened up the jack housing and saw only 2 had wires coming in, blue and white in my case.

From googling - phone jack wiring...
http://www.lanshack.com/wire_phone_jack.aspx

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