tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post5054602173671840644..comments2023-10-21T16:47:21.705+01:00Comments on Fibre to the home UK - Fibrevolution: What's the link?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-16585373712326122212010-10-13T08:17:28.980+01:002010-10-13T08:17:28.980+01:00Looks like several kittens and a couple of balls o...Looks like several kittens and a couple of balls of yarn got together at playtime. I agree it's a tangle but how many years are spanned from first cable to now ?<br /><br />I've had my share of tangles (raised floor with POTS, RS-232, bus+tag, high amp multi-phase; choked commo ducts; dropped ceiling with Cat-5 and POTS) so yours isn't too ugly. <br /><br />This is where James P. Hogan's "Datastrip" (no connection to the bar code) from "<i>The Two Faces of Tomorrow</i>" (see Chapter 16) would be very handy. It was a hybrid cabling concept that combined power and data channels with smart switching nodes. Supposedly it would look like some sort of molding or trim. Oh well, I'll just settle for a hybrid cable that has two Cat-5's and maybe a CATV grade <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-axial_cable" rel="nofollow">co-ax</a> (RG-6, was RG-59).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.webscription.net/p-439-the-two-faces-of-tomorrow.aspx" rel="nofollow">"The Two Faces of Tomorrow" (Baen Free Library)</a>MB94128https://www.blogger.com/profile/04494572766051396972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-71682150536974445032010-10-12T13:29:36.690+01:002010-10-12T13:29:36.690+01:00LOL!! The real problem is the fact that the second...LOL!! The real problem is the fact that the second photo clearly indicates that there is still copper running into my home from a company I would pay not to have to deal with ever again. ;o)<br /><br />And I'll just add some extra photos for you to the post in a mo so you can see a) what sins that carpet actually hides and b) where my ethernet runs currently.Cybersavvy UKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479039813782184878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-694598996257651817.post-74044341722875912922010-10-12T12:28:18.103+01:002010-10-12T12:28:18.103+01:00The carpet looks like a mass-produced copy of an o...The carpet looks like a mass-produced copy of an oriental / Persian rug. Is it the damaged wall or the possible POTS cable (down low ?) in the second image that's the problem ?<br /><br />Speaking of walls how hard would it be for you to wire your place for Ethernet ? Do you have an attic or basement and hollow walls that will allow you to hide the cables ?<br /><br />I'm curious because I'm facing my own wiring upgrade from POTS to dual Cat-5. It's looking like I'll surface mount my cabling but there will still be a number of holes to drill through walls and at least one floor.MB94128https://www.blogger.com/profile/04494572766051396972noreply@blogger.com