PM>         I understand its often not the case, but it always surprises 
 PM>         me as to how many able bodied folks will pay money to connect
 PM>         two to four color-coded wires together to matching color-coded
 PM>         (or at least clearly lettered with the first letter of the 
 PM>         coded color) terminals.  With an 8.00 "bell hangers" bit and
 PM>         a spool of wire and a stapler it shouldn't take more than an
 PM>         hour to wire-up most homes (less if one believes in crimp
 PM>         connectors).
    Bite your tongue!!!  I have been at too many houses where the NOISY 
STATIC problem is caused by someone using crimp connectors.  Scotch Lock 
(correct size for the gauge of wire) connectors are a different issue though. 
 A connection that is "shaky" can cause more problems than it it is worth by 
making things faster.
   But I do agree, TPC (The Phone Company...see The President's Analyst) 
charges way too much for something so simple to do.
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