Re: four twisted pairs to RJ4

World's Largest Leprechaun wrote:
I'm trying to switch my landline from an old telco block to a Vonage
modem. The line has four phones, each with its own cable to the demarc
in the basement. I taped the red and green lines to the red and green
lines of a cable to the modem. Nothing went through. The service at the
modem jack is fine, so the trouble lies in the wiring.

What is the most effective way to connect four separate jackless pairs
to a single RJ4 port? Would wire nuts work? I wanted to use the block,
but I can't get the telco wires off it. (Besides, Verizon could repossess
it at their pleasure.)

If you have a really old block in the US I think you can ask nationwide for your local phone company to come out and "identify the demarc and upgrade as needed to match current rules". At no cost. I did it with my local pool a few years ago. They came out hunted around the mess, found a reasonably decent physical point and put in a new block.

Once they identify and/or install the demarc, everything after that is yours.

If you have a single phone line in your house and it isn't wired really strange (you'd be amazed), you can tied the two pairs together on your side of the demarc.

I hope you're not getting your internet via DSL on said phone lines.

David Ross
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  • Re: four twisted pairs to RJ4
    ... lines of a cable to the modem. ... to a single RJ4 port? ... Would wire nuts work? ... Wirenuts aren't suggested for phone wiring, ...
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  • four twisted pairs to RJ4
    ... I'm trying to switch my landline from an old telco block to a Vonage ... The line has four phones, each with its own cable to the demarc ... lines of a cable to the modem. ... Would wire nuts work? ...
    (comp.dcom.cabling)