Re: Bridging Module ?? (Leviton)

["Brad Houser" <bradDOThouser@xxxxxxxxx>]

"bill" <no_replies@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've seen this piece in HD and catalogs...says up to 4 lines to 9 phones.
> (Has 10x 110 punch downs)
>
> http://www.smarthome.com/8631b1.html
>
> Do I understand that when I punch-down the incoming phone cable wires on
> one
> of the 110 blocks, the signal is distributed to the corresponsing places
> on
> the other nine?  (If so, presumably all 10 punch downs are connected using
> a
> printed circuit board, to which they are attached.
>
> At $29, this seems a little pricey for what goes into the product.
> (Although
> sales volume must be pretty low: there still aren't a whole lot of people
> networking their homes.) I just want to distribute two phone lines to
> several rooms. I already have cat5 going to a few rooms, terminated in
> low-voltage in-wall boxes, with 6-gang covers, so distributing the phones'
> signal is next on my list. (Could just skip it and buy multi-handset
> cordless phones.)
>
> Any suggestions at lower cost?

Go with a 66 block. http://www.homephonewiring.com/materials.html#66blocks

Brad H