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Author: mike havens
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: cat-5
thanks for the advise. I got an almost new box of cat5e and of the telephone
cable. I was just hoping I could use the telephone cable.

On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Bob Elzer <> wrote:

> I also agree, it may work for small files and stuff and you think it's ok,
> but down the line when you're transferring big files and they get
> corrupted,
> and then you're trying to figure out why, you might forget about the cheap
> cable.
>
> It's so much less of a hassle to just get a good cable. Whenever I have a
> questionable cable, I just toss it.
>
> Or use it to tie somebody up. :-)
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On
> > Behalf Of Dorian Monroe
> > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 4:40 PM
> > To: Main PLUG discussion list
> > Subject: Re: cat-5
> >
> > I totally agree. Using cabling that's out of spec may "work"
> > and you may not notice any problems, but down the road when
> > problems become apparent, this could become a bugger of a
> > problem to track down.
> >
> > Sent from my blackberry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Trent Shipley <>
> >
> > Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:25:10
> > To: Main PLUG discussion list<>
> > Subject: Re: cat-5
> >
> >
> >
> > mike havens wrote:
> > > Will twisting it at the ends (so the tswists go under the
> > sheath) fix
> > > this?
> > >
> > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Technomage
> > <
> > > <mailto:technomage.hawke@gmail.com>> wrote:
> > >
> > >     mike havens wrote:
> > >     > all I need it for is patch cables... and telephone
> > cables. Why doesn't
> > >     > crosstalk affect the telephone signal?
> > >     >

> > >     >
> > >     most PSTN signalling is of low bandwidth (especially on
> > the "last mile"
> > >     run). now DSL is kind of an
> > >     exception to this (except you need line filters on your
> > phones to keep
> > >     from hearing the "static" of the modem.

> > >
> > >     you can probably get away with 10BaseT signalling on
> > cat 3, but because
> > >     of how the cable itself is wound
> > >     (turns per foot, etc) your max length will be very
> > limited. 100BaseT is
> > >     not recommended at all owing to
> > >     the large about of bandwidth used (typically greated
> > that 200 Mhz wide)
> > >     and cat 3 cable will
> > >     act as an antenna at lengths longer than about 18 inches.

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> > Why do we want to do this again? I'm trying to figure out how using
> > phone wire out of specifications can possibly be economical.
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