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| Thread ID: 91191 | 2008-06-28 23:32:00 | A Telephone Query | Poppa John (284) | PC World Chat |
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| 683423 | 2008-06-30 02:41:00 | Telecom can waffle on about generic cabling systems but for the average house they aren't prepared to put their money into them. Years ago the RJ sockets were rejected on reliability grounds for residential use. In the damp air found in NZ homes things tend to corrode esp if there is a dc potential involved. I'd make sure any telephone sockets were cheap to replace. Data sockets have an easier time as the dc voltages if any are lower. From the code of practice www.telepermit.co.nz "1.1.6 On-going servicing by Telecom It is important that all parties concerned appreciate that Telecom does NOT currently, under its standard residential wiring maintenance service, maintain or repair the cabling, TO’s, and terminating or cross-connecting hardware used for generic cabling systems. * The present service covers the replacement of BT jackpoints and repair of their associated wiring only. Where these have been installed in compliance with Telecom’s requirements and failure has occurred due to normal use, these items are repaired free of charge on payment of a monthly fee. " |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 683424 | 2008-06-30 02:59:00 | Youse guys still using bells and clappers to ring the phones? Seems to me that the modern phone . . even in Upsidedown Land would be electronically generated ringtones by now . . . and I am sure that you could substantially increase the number of phone bases (the ring-y parts) to pretty close to unlimited numbers nowadays . In the olden daze, it was customary to let the customer have just a couple of ringers, as the load at "central" would get too high for the wetcell batteries and the flimsy cotton wrapped wiring they usta have . Of course, the dinosaurs would sometimes eat the wires and if one was ringing at that moment, they'd get a shock . That's what killed the dinosaurs . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 683425 | 2008-06-30 03:19:00 | Youse guys still using bells and clappers to ring the phones? Seems to me that the modern phone . . even in Upsidedown Land would be electronically generated ringtones by now . . . and I am sure that you could substantially increase the number of phone bases (the ring-y parts) to pretty close to unlimited numbers nowadays . Bells and clappers are long gone but they were very efficient at making noise . If you have a phone with local mains power it's easy enough to just use the ringing to trigger locally powered sounders . If all you have is the energy from the ringing to play with it's harder . There are safety limits on the amount of voltage available . |
PaulD (232) | ||
| 683426 | 2008-06-30 09:36:00 | Telecom can waffle on about generic cabling systems but for the average house they aren't prepared to put their money into them . Anyone building a new house would be stupid not put some money into a 'structured cabling' system . |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 683427 | 2008-06-30 18:12:00 | I just helped after advising a friend that he build his dream home (still in the bones) with CAT6e in the walls . . . he even opted for some nice fiber cable too . He should be all set for the next 90 days or so until that stuff is obsolete . He refuses (and I agree) to NOT use wireless Blutooth, Blufang, WIFI or any other permutation . A wireless phone is the only concession he makes to hardwired . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 683428 | 2008-06-30 21:35:00 | That Cat 6e is probably good, but even if he's restricted to 115v, a few power cables may be useful some day too. BTW, when we finish a 'phone call, we hang up. What do you inverted people do? |
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