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>cathy@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Catherine T Vojtas) writes:
>> I need to install a second line so I can have one for voice, one for data
>> (can you guess why?)  The installation charge for the labor of putting in
>> a second phone line is a bit pricey, but the woman at Illinois Bell told
>> me that I could do it myself if I knew how...
>> Anyone know how this is done?

In sci.electronics, rrh@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (richard.w.heebner) writes:
>I think the person you talked with at Illinois Bell misunderstood
>what you wanted. If you want to be able to use voice and data at
>the same time there must be two separate phone lines coming into
>the building.

Richard, I think you misunderstood what the person that wrote the
original aritcle wanted.

>Some money can be saved by doing the
>in-house wiring yourself.

I think this is what he was asking.  i.e., how do you do the in-house
wiring.

The basic concept is simple.  The phone line has two wires.  They will
connect the wires to a block outside the house.  You then have to connect
those two wires to a phone (or modem) inside the house.  How you do this
depends on what type of wire you already have in the house and of course
where you want it.  The tricky part is trying to run the wire if you
don't already have it installed in the walls.  Most new homes these days
have plenty of extra unsed phone lines already strung through the walls.

You can find all the connectors and wire etc at Radio Shack or a hardware
store, or phone store.  You should also be able to find a cheap guide book
at one of these places that will go into lots of details about how to do
the work.  If you have some more specific questions, write me.

Curt