Antique Phone Junction Box in a 8-Plex

lerner · 2006-06-08T01:31:49+00:00

I live in a historic 8-plex built in 1937. Sometimes I have a noisyline and the problem is in the junction box in the basement of thebuilding. The phone company has no parts for this box. For 8 apartmentsit has 16 of these things that are about 5" long and a little biggeraround than a pencil. I don't know if they are capacitors or what. Theyare held in the junction box with a nut on each end. If I tap on themor move them some it clears up the line. The phone company told me 8years ago it's the buildings owner responsibility to replace this box.He won't do it since I am the only one that has problems with it. Sadbut true I still use dial up and when there is noise on the line theinternet won't work. Does anyone know this junction box i'm talkingabout? Can these things be bought? Thanks

Jun 08, 2006 20 Replies

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lerner 20 years ago

I ordered DLS from Bellsouth. I told them it probably wouldn't work well without replacing the ghetto junction box. They said if it had to be replaced they would pay for it. I got DSL now and they replaced the box. It's working great so far.

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