BellVictim
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| reply to BradMan
Re: Wiring from demarc.
said by BradMan  :Would it still be advantageous to run a second line directly from NID to my modem? I assume that would eliminate any voltage drops I might have in my phone jack wiring. If by "run" you mean to pull a line from demarc to modem, and have that line go nowhere else, yes, this would probably offer some advantage.
Though unless this was trivially easy I'd plug your modem in (in the normal way - using an already-present phone jack & filters) and see if you already have good signal. If so then you wouldn't need to go to this trouble.
But yep, to run a new line (try using cat 5 or cat 6 network cable, instead of {cat 3} phone wire) will give the best signal.
BTW, if you are pulling cat 5 or 6 from NID to modem, and then you'll have another cat5 or cat6 from modem to computer gear, your best DSL signal would be found by having the DSL modem at the demarc (or rather, just inside the house) ... unless you /need/ to have the modem placed somewhere specific (i.e. by your PC, so you can literally watch it).
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I'll attach a pic of the two ways to skin this cat (your proposed way and the alternate way I'm suggesting).
The advantage of the 'Alternate solution' (what I'm suggesting) versus 'BradMan's proposed solution' is that the analog DSL signal is travelling less distance (with the modem located close to the NID) so that's the *best* way to get the best DSL signal.
In any case, try to keep your 'DSL pair' cable from being close to 110V AC mains ... and try *very hard* to not run this 'DSL pair' *parallel and alongside* 110V AC mains, as that is reputed to add significant noise to your DSL signal. |
