Inside Wiring

[goddy1]

What would be considered as the standard in terms of inside wiring from the Telco demarc to the adsl modem. I have a problem with the network connection going up and down. The existing wire is 400 ft of non twisted. It would probably be good place to start by replacing this
cabling. Your thoughts thxs

 

[ISDNman]

Yes, I would agree. 400 feet is a long run for untwisted "quad" cable (category 0!).

If there is a second line on the quad (e.g. the yellow black wires) then you'll have problems for sure.

You'll want to replace it with Cat. 3 or better.

That said, first you may want to try connecting the adsl modem directly to the network interface and see if it works better.

While you are at it, get a whole house filter. Run the "phone" output on the blue/white pair to the reast of the house. Run the "DSL" output on the orange/white pair and connect that only to the jack where the DSL modem will live.

A slightly simpler alternative to repalcing all 400 feet of the quad is to connect the exisiting quad to the "phone" output of the filter and then make a new run, using cat. 3, from the "DSL" output of the filter to a new jack for the modem.

If you watch ebay, you should be able to get a decent price on a whole house splitter. I got a good deal on a couple of Siecor units last year.

Good luck

 

[exverizon]

Here's the best little splitter I've ever seen, and it's cheaper than most alternatives...plus it's a Keptel, who make the better ones. (I'm not a rep, either).

http://www.gasint.com/txi/product_info.php?products_id=125

I put these in whenever a customer has DSL issues. They work great, indoors or in the NID.

 

[exverizon]

Follow up on above: I just looked at that site, and they've raised the price on them. I paid just $12.95 ea in December for these, and now they want $24.95. Don't know why the boost.

It's still a great product, but I'm going to shop around for that unit.

 

[exverizon]

Follow-up again: Try

http://www.dsldepot.com/item.asp?category=6&referid=160159167165

They're $12.99. That's better. I assume they're still in business...!