A question about DSL and wiring

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Snuffles, Aug 2, 2004.

  1. Snuffles

    Snuffles Private First Class

    I was just wondering if I would run across problems having DSL installed in my home. Our house was built in the 70's and apparently we have Aluminum wiring, I was just wondering if this would cause any problems with setting up DSL. Thanks.
     
  2. TheDoug

    TheDoug MajorGeek

    My house was also built in the early 70's and has what I would describe as unjacketed CAT3 telephone wiring. The DSL installer couldn't get a good signal to the jack in the computer room and we ended up running a length of CAT5 from the NID to a dedicated jack in the computer room. My install included a whole-house filter, as opposed to today's typical self-install that includes filters for each phone jack in the house and leaving the DSL jack unfiltered.

    But, as to your question, I've never encountered aluminum phone wiring-- are you talking about the phone wiring or the electrical wiring?
     

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