Re: No dailtone on the third floor...

[Frank Olson <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave Houston wrote:
> "Jeff Volp" <JeffVolp@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>"Moon1990" <kevin.jasey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:1151765669.811595.206090@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>>>I have a newly renovated home with cat5 cable run throughout (all
>>>homeruns).  I get a dailtone from at least one of the rj45 jacks in all
>>>my coverplates on the first and second floors but no dailtone at any of
>>>my rj45 jacks on the third floor.  Could anyone tell my why this could
>>>be?  How do I get a dailtone up there?
>>>
>>>I've never done any stripping of telephone cable or wire punching but
>>>from my research this seems pretty strait forward with the right tools
>>>and if you are not color blind.
>>>
>>>And in most of my coverplates I have two rj45 jacks.  One is obviously
>>>for telephone but what could the other rj45 be used for?
>>>
>>>Any suggestions are more than welcome.
>>
>>Depending on what kind of dialtone you have, perhaps you need more
>>electrical pressure to get it up to the third floor?
>>
>>Are jacks rated for their altitude?  Do you need a RJ55 or RJ65?
>>
>>Obviously, two jacks are needed when you have a daughter.
>>
>>We have cat2 running throughout our house at times.  Cat1 is too old, and
>>just hisses at cat2.
>>
>>Sorry - too much solder fumes...
>>
>>Jeff
>>
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> Don't daughters now come standard with cellphones? All the pre-teen, teen
> and post-teen females I see in my neighborhood appear to have one grafted to
> the side of their head.


The latest "trend" is "Bluetooth" headsets.  And I'm certain they're
"grafted" to the side of the head.