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<p><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;">Most modern installations/buildings are wired with RJ45, as are the patch panels.  RJ12 is a real pain - I had to chop up patch leads and put RJ12 sockets on the end.  Very messy and a waste of time.  </SPAN></p>
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<p><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"> On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 22:04:48 -0500, Andrew Kohlsmith wrote:<br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> On Sunday 06 November 2005 21:46, pdhales@optusnet.com.au wrote:</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> I was pretty unhappy to see that the new cards had RJ12 sockets -</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>> you can put RJ12 into RJ45, but not the other way round...</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:maroon;">>></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> You've gotta be shitting me.</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> Why on earth do you want RJ45 jacks for POTS connections? Sure it</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> fits but it's a loose fit to start and you get absolutely zero</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> advantages unless you count being able to make a screwy cable a</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">> good thing. :-)</SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;color:navy;">></SPAN><SPAN style="font-size:10pt;"><br /></SPAN></p>
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