Re: Re: NZ Phone Sockets

[Richard Malcolm-Smith <rich@xxxxxxxxxx>]

David Buckley wrote:

> yeah, we have BT sockets with a master socket with a capacitor, so I
> guess a standard BT phone would work here.  Two wire stuff like DECT
> phones work fine.

The 2 wire sockets have a capacitor in each socket.

The 3 terminals on each krone block are commoned so you can put more wires
in
one socket.

> I believe CallerID is the USA version, not the UK, though I haven't
> tried it personally.

Correct, but not all gear from the states will work since the rin is
different.
Modems are a pig to find one that works reliably

> Geek note - in our house the phone wiring is six core cable, not 3 x
> twisted pairs.  Guess the CW1307 failed to make the journey...

Old cable was 6 conductor, newer places are wired with 2 pair cat3 - most
builders put in cat-5 everywhere since the cost difference is minimal and
it
saves stocking 2 products. The change to twisted pairs is what drove the
change
to 2 wire, as it means that you dont have the 3rd wire outside the twist
acting
as an antenna for RF, plus noone has pulse dialing anymore so using the 3rd
wire
to prevent ringers chirping on dialing is a non-issue anymore.


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