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    • workerONE@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      But he’s using the existing telephone lines. He plugs a special modem into the rj11 jacks in the wall, on each side of the connection.

      “Our guy chose the GIGA Copper G4201TM which uses G.hn modulation to break the signal into lots of tiny sub-carriers spread across a wide frequency band. Then, it basically plays a game of tug of war, balancing bit-loading in real time with robust error correction.”

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          1 day ago

          Which is a capability that shouldn’t be ignored, even if the guy in question did nothing interesting and used an off-the-shelf product.

          Utilizing existing wiring without needing to make changes is extremely useful. It’s the basis of technologies like HomePlug (Ethernet over power line) and MoCA (Ethernet over coax). Adding an option to use old phone lines (note: this is HIGHLY dependent on what wiring was used) would be a welcome alternative.

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      1 day ago

      “Repurposed telephone wiring” is a funny way to say “completely replaces telephone wiring”

      is a funny way to say “i didnt read fhe article at all but heres an assumption i made about the headline”

      • NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social
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        C’mon, I said I “misread” the article. Which is a form of reading. Of the article.

        I actually misunderstood a large swathe of the article, as I didn’t understand at first read that it was just an advertisment for this type of modem that the guy had to install 5 of in his house. Might have been cheaper to rewire with Cat6.