Grindspine
Moderator
So, I have been using Verizon DSL for quite a while.
Recently, one of my girlfriend's pet ratties decided to nibble on the cable. Repairing cables is nothing new to me, so I reconnected the leads, put a layer of electrical tape on it and plugged it back into the DSL modem.
Unfortunately, any vibration was seeming to cause a micro short that would bump me off the 'net momentarily.
Tonight, I finally decided to replace the thing with a new phone cable. I noticed a VAST improvement over the old phone cable (pre-rodent nibbling) and the new one.
Upon closer inspection, I saw that the old cable only had two copper leads whereas the new one has four conductors--two for send and two for receive. I am noticing MUCH faster load times on my frequently visited websites. I need to check what it does for my ping in Steam games.
So, if any of you have a DSL modem, make sure that when you look at the connector, all four slots have copper in them. If you have a thinner cable with only two conductors, you might be missing out on some connectivity.
Recently, one of my girlfriend's pet ratties decided to nibble on the cable. Repairing cables is nothing new to me, so I reconnected the leads, put a layer of electrical tape on it and plugged it back into the DSL modem.
Unfortunately, any vibration was seeming to cause a micro short that would bump me off the 'net momentarily.
Tonight, I finally decided to replace the thing with a new phone cable. I noticed a VAST improvement over the old phone cable (pre-rodent nibbling) and the new one.
Upon closer inspection, I saw that the old cable only had two copper leads whereas the new one has four conductors--two for send and two for receive. I am noticing MUCH faster load times on my frequently visited websites. I need to check what it does for my ping in Steam games.
So, if any of you have a DSL modem, make sure that when you look at the connector, all four slots have copper in them. If you have a thinner cable with only two conductors, you might be missing out on some connectivity.