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Jeff, consider yourself lucky regarding Aurthur's comment about green/orange. I've had to fix EVERY jack in an 80 room motel. With admin, meeting rooms and front desk, that's about 110 jacks. At least they all have the same problem (usually). And THAT is why you want to get the system in as soon as the rooms are painted, but no furniture is in place. John C. (Not Garand)

I think what's making CNET popular is the way that it allows those trying to keep old electromechanical switches running use them for something other than just dialing from one end of the house to the other as a demonstration.

I've chatted several times with one chap I know on there who has what is believed to be the only surviving UAX5 switch (an old, tiny rural system).

i know you guys have a huge disdain for CG's and i have to agree with you on most points. I fell into the computer field when the telecom field was having a dryspell here in canadia when i entered the workforce. There are some of us who would prefer to do phones over computers anyday. Through my previous employer i was able to train with the house technician and be his backup, he was a former bell canada guy. In my spare time ive been working for a telephone contractor who is also former bell. Computers may still be my main gig at this point in time but telecom is my passion. My part time boss (the phone guy) has been impressed enough with my work to allow me to take care of exclusively 4 clients.

Please when critiqueing computer guy wiring remember some of us have made personal efforts to aquire the knowledge and would NEVER do a butcher job like you have shown in the past

I have a new tech just getting started in the business. He is going to school to be network engineer. I told him the best way to set himself apart from the other computer guys is to get a good base in cabling and understand the right and wrong ways of doing installations. He has since started working with my company and is learning alot. He will be one of few CG's that will be given my respect. Most are too lazy to really care.

Also, is there any specific area of this site where we can post pics of our jobs to see what other techs think about it? I take a picture of every job.

We don't have a specific place to post pictures, you could start a thread in the cabling section if you would like.

I'd like an opportunity to post some "before and after" pictures, myself. Most of my work involves following around the master electricians, CG's, and other experts, and fixing their screwups.

This is power rather than telephone (yes, I wear more than one hat as well!), but here are some before and after pictures from a job I did at the beginning of the year:

https://www.electrical-contractor.net/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/111315/page/1

I have been back since and tidied up some of the telephone wiring, although I'm still waiting for the rest, and for the revised alarm and CCTV cabling which was supposed to be happening "soon."

I have created a new post in Cabling for people wanting to post pictures of their work.

https://www.sundance-communications.com/forum/ultimatebb.php?/ubb/get_topic/f/24/t/000361.html