On Fri, 2009-11-06 at 19:05 -0300, John Coppens wrote:
> Hello guys...
> 
> Can anyone give me the correct name to look for? I'm trying to find the
> specs for those last-100m-or-so outdoor phone cables, which are flat,
> single pair, but with a center support wire.
> 
> They have a very tough (black) plastic (very difficult to make knots). 
> 
> I'm particularly interested in velocity factor (my ADSL is failing, and
> the phone techs can't seem to locate the fault - or they don't want to).
> 
> I seem to miss the correct terms to guide google. It doesn't help that
> phone cables are used for everything nowadays.
> 
> John

John .... I dont know much except that the tel.line is highly
UN-critical for ADSL.
When my tel.line was broken (one conductor open), ADSL was still
working. Against ground apparently.

My line is 2-conductor (no center-support wire) asfar the telco goes.
The last 200M (my responsibility) is flat cable (lampshade-wire) twisted
around GI (Galvanized Iron) wire for strength. I replace it every 4
years about.

Herman in Philippines.


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