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how many landline phones on one wire?

i know there’s not a lot of voltage, and i’ve had wires get brittle in the past after a year or two of use. is there a limit to the length of the wire and number of actual phones on the wire? do you need some kind of booster after a certain amount of feet? thanks.

for voice service you really are not going to be able to run enough wire in your home to make a big difference in quality.

standard quad, or 2 pair wire can hold 2 dial tones, 4 pair is also very common and can hold 4 dial tones (cat 5 is 4 pair) one dial tone uses a pair of wires, one for tip and one for ring.

5 phones, or devices connected to a single telephone line is the normal maximum, depending on the quality of your inside and outside telephone wiring, and the distance from the central office you may be able to use more, or have problems with less. they do sell REN boosters, they should be installed close to the NID…

DSL should be “homerun” from the NID to the DSL phone jack not tapped off of other jacks, for the best quality, and signal level…

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