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Is there any value in preserving old phone lines these days? In my home I've kept vestigial coax runs because they're great for MoCA adapters, but I haven't bee
by sowbug 3y ago
Is there any value in preserving old phone lines these days? In my home I've kept vestigial coax runs because they're great for MoCA adapters, but I haven't been able to think of a reason to keep phone wires. So if I'm doing work on a room and they're in the way, I rip them out.
- petee 3y agoUnless you still have copper service, probably not. It was nice when phones would still work during a blackout, now its limited by local battery
- gizmo686 3y agoYou can run networking through phone lines similar to coax.
- teknopaul 3y agoCan't imagine. Occasionally run networks over power cables but I've never seen gadgets to do something useful with old phone cables. People used to have intercoms on them cables, but everyone has a phone in their pocket these days