How to Install A Phone Jack

[northvilletunnels]

No twisted alarm system wiring is a disaster. That jack can handle 4 lines its a dual rj14c Electricians should NEVER install phone wiring. They always split the pairs and use friggen wore nuts. Home run cat5 min. And never wire jacks in series.

[eiderskol]

Good sales pitch for modular telephone jacks, but how do you hook up the other end to the telephone network? Also, the cable you were using sure looked like 4-wire alarm wire with absolutely no twists to eliminate cross-talk induction.

[jimmyxtc69]

get a cell phone

[phoenix12349]

This is only good for basic phone. You can't run DSL or a conference line on those jacks. To have DSL or a conference line you need a four wire phone jack.

[wildwoodtop]

what type of telephone wire to use on new construction of a home? Category 3 or 5?

[NoirNG]

@wildwoodtop If you build a new home, buy category 7 cable, but at least category 5. If you are running it inside the walls, you want to have at least two cables going in each room so you can add computers or telephones in the future without trouble.

One CAT5 cable means 2 computers at a maximum of 100 Mbit/s or 1 computer at at a maximum of 1000 Mbit/s or 4 analog telephones lines or 2 ISDN lines. You can run telephone and network equipment on the same cable as long as you match the colors.

[elysium76]

@wildwoodtop at least CAT5E

[JuseJamez]

@James1toknow Yeah. I was an Escalations Supervisor for att and I have held hands of many uverse techs. U-verse actually makes it easy for you.. Home alarms with multiple line with cvoip is hell!

[genkikidsjapan]

Question, how do I test which wire my phone line is come from. For example, my phone jack got ripped out of the wall and when i look at the wires, there are TONS of different wires coming out. There are many different white, blue, red, orange etc wires. I want to find out which are the correct to connect back to the jack. Is there a simple way I can test this. How do i test if the connection is actually and what should i hear...thanks . :)

[polloguipa]

why does my headphone have no insulated wires, and it has 4 wires, how can I fix that :(

[rifsm1]

I'm gonna run all new wire from the NID when i run the wire into one phone jack can i then run more wire from that 1 over to the next one or do I have to run another whole wire?

[James1toknow]

I was giving you a hard time,,, The reason I even commented is because the technology has surpassed this level for the new 21 century home owner. For example I work with a very complicated circuit by at&t U-Verse and it requires a cat 5 level home run to the modem/ gateway much like DSL only it carries Video and phone and Internet,,,, so the days of 2 pair wire are gone and all home builders should listen and start installing this as the new standard... Good luck with the building,,,, Jimmy

[AsktheBuilder]

That was pretty clear...... :->

[IkeRay]

@James1toknow

except VOIP is a flawed system that is based on internet connections. an example is I am having trouble with my internet connection currently (bad modem) yet I am still able to use the home phone incase my cell phone dies. using PAM currently just to clear up how I'm online.

Uverse is good for TV and Internet, but I'd prefer the 2-line phone system that has been reliable to remain.

[James1toknow]

I would like to see a builder put something more than cheap 2 pair quad wire in a home built in the 21 century,, with higher grade circuits that are needed by the home owner they should have a minimum of cat 5 installed in the home and,, all outlets should be a separate run wire to the head end,, Oh and by the way don't use the electricians cable run this just makes the wire worthless if your installing any high tech equipment. Talk to a pro when wireing your home not a builder. A telecoms pro!

[AsktheBuilder]

This video was made nearly ten years ago. Cat 5 was just coming on the market. I have a video all about Cat 5 cable. This video explains the basics about a simple phone hard-wired land line. You need just two wires to make a phone work, not the multiple wires found in Cat 5.

[Timaiii]

@James1toknow

Almost all new houses in my region are being wired by electricians with Cat5 indoor wire with individual runs all from the electrical panel. If they run it near their wires, I have no clue. It's just so much better than quad.

[qwertywxyz]

The excessive volume on the intro and outtro is aggravating. Otherwise good info.

[AsktheBuilder]

Long story..... Impossible to fix now. If I upload a revised video with correct sound levels, ALL views and comments are erased. The video restarts at 0 views. No way am I doing that.

[rhblakeman]

RJ11 phone jacks come in 2, 4 or 6 contacts and you can wire the jack for 3 lines and use a plug in splitter, or use a network style RJ45 for 4 lines, marked phone and either make or buy a splitter. Note that if you go to code, NEC has required Cat 3 or better twisted pair wire, the old 2 pair untwisted is not supposed to be used anymore, and using Cat3, 5, 5e will give you better signals and no crosstalk, all in one neat cable.

[rhblakeman]

If a person gets beyond 2 lines for a home business especially with half a dozen extension phones it's time to look into a low end "PBX" or "key" system - gives a lot more features includin transfer, intercom, lights to tell you a line is in use, multiple lines on one phone unit, etc. Newer ones also can have caller ID. I picked up an older Panasonic Easa Phone controller that gives me 8 extensions and 3 lines but no CID and I already have a work around for that. Of course it costs more for PBX

[taskerix]

It may be that the neat corresponding color codes do not work. When I installed a new jack, the color codes of the phone wires did not correspond to the new jack. I connected my phone to the unconnected jack and used the wires from the jack in combination with the wires from the line until I received a dial tone.

Eventually, the yellow wire from the phone line was connected to the green on the jack and the black from the phone line to the red on the jack (yellow-green, black-red).

[TheJugglinJuggla]

Sir, I have a jack with six connections on the back and four lines coming from the wall, can I just hook up the four corresponding ones?

[bruinmi]

Juggla, All you need is two wires per phone number. The red and green or the blue pair are usually your first line.

[wachman]

well how many and which wires would i need to get my dsl working?

[Bretty135]

That is old technology!

[ElPeruanoUFO]

lol @ 1:28 big monitor!

[gewehrmeister3777]

DO NOT UNTWIST THE WIRE PAIRS.

Doing so will cause crosstalk and interference in phones and render computer data unreadable.

The pair twist must be maintained up to the connecting block(110 in this case) or terminals.

[AdrianYemil]

I don't like the sound quality of the video =( sorry...

[timbermax]

Uhh... the first jack that you show in the video can and will handle 4 tel numbers. Two per plug or hole. I install that same kind all day long. I work for the phone co in Seattle. You should show people how to run a home-run jack, that way I wouldnt have to do it any more when I install a DSL line.

[theJuice01]

Then you'd have to go find a splitter for that type of jack. Most customers don't understand how their telephone line works (only 1 copper pair required) so even though its simple for an installer to tell the difference between two lines on one jack, its not as easy for the customer.

[AsktheBuilder]

Yep, the monitor was a little old. That employee's work station now has a sweet flat panel. She is very happy with the clarity.

[lockergnome]

Jeez, Tim... get a freakin' flat screen. :)