My understanding of this is that they will activate the second pair that is commonly used in the RJ-43 port in your wall. This will allow 2 lines active to the device. Changes inside might need to happen if your residence does not have 4 wire (2 line) compatibility. (IE 2 pairs to the jack vs 1 pair) On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 9:10 PM Jim via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > Where I live, I get AT&T for my DSL service. I've signed up for an > upgrade from 10 Mbps to 25. I finally got someone there who would tell > me why a technician visit is required for the upgrade. They're bonding 2 > pairs to supply the faster speed here. I've read up online about DSL > bonding. I understand that one pair will carry some of the data, and > the other pair will carry some. But one thing I didn't find out was > whether or not anything will change between the wall jack and the > modem. Is everything done outside or do they have to come inside? I > currently have a 2 conductor cord connecting my modem to the wall jack. > Will that have to be replaced with a 4 conductor cord? Do they install > an extra box outside or inside? I guess all will be answered on the > 18th when the guy is scheduled to be here. I'm really curious how this > works. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen