There is no way VoIP is easier than running an extension from an existing phone connection.
VoIP has its place and that is if you are going to use its features above what POTS gives you. Very few households would use those features.
Unless you know how to run your own server VoIP is likely to cost you more too.
Like most people I just take the mobile to the shed.
En el artículo , Nick escribió:
I've installed networks professionally for years. It's wise to install more cable than you think you need at the outset. I went with a rule of thumb of doubling what the customer thought he needed and it rarely let me down.
En el artículo , dennis@home.? escribió:
+1the extra cable can also be used for alarm, intercom, cctv, etc.
then leave it there and spend ages searching the house for it later. btdtggts :)
Agreed. I just wish I'd included fibre.
Agreed. But those extra pairs could be useful for other things too. I ran six pairs from the wiring centre to the front door; I've used two already, and am about to use two more!
Rule one of running cat5 cables - never run fewer than a pair to any one location!
Gives you some fault tolerance, and also once you have run gig ethernet down your single cat5, you can't (easily) use it for voice or video etc. Not to mention the cable cost is insignificant in the over all scheme of things.
That's the nice thing about structured wiring - its only one (flexible) network.
Thank you. That clears it up.
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