fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCenturyLink left 86-year-old woman with no Internet service for a montharstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1266arrow-down111cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1255arrow-down1external-linkCenturyLink left 86-year-old woman with no Internet service for a montharstechnica.comfne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareDosDude👾@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·1 year agoI love the stock image of an ethernet cable with only phone capabilities having continuity. Good choice from whoever made that decision.
minus-squareatyaz@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoDon’t you need 2 pairs for phone
minus-squarereallynotnick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoFor a 2-line connection yes, but single line is just 1 pair.
minus-squareDosDude👾@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoPhone lines usually have 4 leads. Only blue/blue-white are used for the actual connection, orange/orange-white are often not connected.
minus-squaresomedaysoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoExcept according to the article, her phone service wasn’t POTS but VOIP so it was also down.
I love the stock image of an ethernet cable with only phone capabilities having continuity. Good choice from whoever made that decision.
Don’t you need 2 pairs for phone
For a 2-line connection yes, but single line is just 1 pair.
Phone lines usually have 4 leads. Only blue/blue-white are used for the actual connection, orange/orange-white are often not connected.
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Except according to the article, her phone service wasn’t POTS but VOIP so it was also down.