"they used to pack them with modems then we would get a call of a dead station

sure enough single pair line cord somebody grabbbed out to off the modem box"
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Probably easier to count those on the web site who have NOT had this problem! (And 2-pair on a 3-pair phone.) smile John C.

When I was young, I was Liberal. As I aged and wised up, I became Conservative. Now that I'm old, I have settled on Curmudgeon.