trying to put modem ~200ft from phone jack. Signal seems unstable.
2007-08-26 16:43:26 · 2 answers · asked by yummydurians 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
you should NEVER use a line cord 200 ft long even for voice... you need to install a new jack...
I would not recommend a line cord longer then 25 ft as a maximum, but the shorter the better...
get some cat 3 or cat 5 cable, and a phone jack...
open the jack you currently have, and connect the blue/white to green, and the solid blue to the red... then staple the wire with T-18 or T-25 staples to the baseboard and connect the jack at the other end of the wire the same way...
2007-08-27 15:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by joe r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it to be 50' with regular everyday round phone line beige 3/16 of an inch diameter. Running a greater distance may require line conditioning by the phone company. You may be able to use Cat 5 cable.
2007-08-26 17:05:27 · answer #2 · answered by peterngoodwin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋