Best quality telephone wire. Opinions?

In article , John Rumm writes

Just shrug and say it was like that when you moved in.

In article , Vortex writes

It should be (and it will probably be labelled as such), but Cat5, if you have any, is better quality and will work. Use the blue pair.

At gigabit speeds, yes, but for POTS no.

I assume you do know about the disconnect pin 3 trick? Worth a try first before investing a lot of time and trouble, especially as you say your extension wiring is convoluted.

Also don't forget the router - some are much better at negotiating a good sync speed than others. The Netgear DG834GT seems particularly recommended for this. Changing to one took me from a low 7kbps sync to a reliable 8032kbps. You also get to play with alternative firmware if you want. Available from ebay from 2 quid up (I paid 2.20)

You must have bribed him with tea and biscuits as well!

Peter Crosland

There's no pin 3 connected. Router is plugged direct to master socket via a filter. There are no extensions on this line....so 2 wires only!

BUT those 2 wires take a tortuous route alongside another phone wire with multiple extensions.

Have played with many routers and settled on Linksys. I very much like the client access functionality that allows me to make sure I am able to limit my childrens internet usage, an various ways.