-=[ Quoting August Abolins to Phil Roberts ]=-
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 AA> On Sat Nov 16 at 20:05, Phil of 1:157/554 wrote to August:
 PR> Aside from the wire itself, there are some precautions to follow
 PR> for a modem line.  If possible, don't run a modem on a line that's
 PR> shared with a lot of phones.  Don't run your wiring parallel to an
 PR> electric (Romex) cable unless it's at least 12" away.  Cross Romex
 PR> cables at a 90 degree angle.
 AA> I am not familiar with Romex cables.  Is that the same thing as
 AA> "regular household" wiring?  I just looked at our wiring.  The cables
 AA> are marked as "MMD-7".
Yep, that's the stuff.
 AA> I really don't have the luxury of maintaining consistent distance or
 AA> orientation from any household wiring line.   The extra phone lines
 AA> have very few alternative places that they can go.   For now, the phone
 AA> lines run across the ceiling in the utility room (not far from the
 AA> wiring for a large refrigerator, freezer and washing machine) and
 AA> sofar, I've not detected any electrical interferences.    I'll just try
 AA> to leave things the way they are and just move my monitor and keyboard
 AA> with appropriate extensions.
Do what you can.  Mainly, try not to run the phone wire right up against the
electrical cables.  :)
                                Phil
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