The device I'm referring to is typically found in a homes' basement. It allows you to "branch" off to several phone jacks. The one I currently have came with the house 50+ years ago. I'd like to replace it.
2007-09-10 04:38:01 · 3 answers · asked by mikeybetsy 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Land Phones
that would be teleco property...
TNI - Telephone Network Interface
NID - Network Interface Device
Demarc - point of demarcation
NW1/NW2 - diffrent types of Network Interfaces
this is the main point where your line enters your home, it is where the teleco's responsibility for the outside wiring ends, and your responsibility for the inside wiring begins...
what would the reason for replacing this be? if it is as old as you say that it is, then most likely it also has dried out flat drop wire connected to it from the Telco side....
most NIDs are placed outside of the home now a days... there should be somewhere on the outside of your home that you can connect your wiring to, but if not, then you can replace this with a standard phone jack, connected to the Telco side wires, and connect the inside wiring to a bridge block, known as a 725a, which connects to the jack with a modular plug so that you can quickly isolate and troubleshoot repair issues..
i doubt that you have a 66 block in your basement.. more likely, it is one of those old ugly things with the lugs....
2007-09-10 16:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by joe r 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The modern equivalent is called the telephone interface box, it's owned by the telephone company, not you. Today they just wire nut all the wires together and screw them down on a set of posts in the interface box.
The thing your talking about is called a punch down block, a.k.a. 66 block.
2007-09-10 11:49:28 · answer #2 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called the "demarcation" point.
You can upgrade that to a newer version that uses RJ-11 or RJ-45 plug and jack technology.
Good luck
2007-09-10 11:46:37 · answer #3 · answered by Perplexed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋