Mike's Basic Guide to Cabling Computers and Telephone in Homes and Apartments

Mike's Basic Guide to Cabling Computers and Telephone in Homes and Apartments
by Mike Gorman

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Author: Mike Gorman
Edition: Spiral-bound
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-10
ISBN: 0966063813
Number of pages: 70
Publisher: Prairie Wind Communications Inc

Book Reviews of Mike's Basic Guide to Cabling Computers and Telephone in Homes and Apartments

Book Review: Excellent for new wiring, but missing basics for homeowner types
Summary: 3 Stars

Three stars (or two if I were unkind) due to not basic enough in their examples.

I agree with all the of the previous reviewers, this is an excellent and comprehensive book for advanced home and office comm wiring projects. Having said that, the text is really lacking in basic wiring practices a homeowner (like me) would want to perform, like simple wiring revisions, adding an extension jack, etc.

The book is basically silent on adding an extension, tapping an existing cable to create a spur line for the extension(s). Extensions done incorrectly can cause the entire home's telephone system to be plagued with static, radio noise, cross-talk, and a number of other electrical defects. How do I know this? Our home is next to a TV and radio antenna farm with five antenna towers, two of which have candelabra-like multiple transmitters on the same tower. I attempted some uninformed mods to my phone system after which, depending on the weather outside, we picked up several radio stations on our phones. I bought this book and its more advance companion book looking for knowledge about how to add extensions properly, but got nothing for my investment. How could the author overlook these basic, meat-and-potatoes details? I don't know.

I finally hired Qwest to send out a telco technician to help me debug my work. The phone company charged us $99, but the money was well spent. Everything now works as it should thanks to a few simple techniques and practices the phone man taught me as we worked together. These could have and should have been in the book.

Summary -

Are you dealing with punch-down blocks? Building a new house or comprehensively rewiring from scratch? Totally rewiring your small business? This is the book for you.

Need to add an extension by tapping into your existing wiring? This is NOT the book for you.

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Summary of Mike's Basic Guide to Cabling Computers and Telephone in Homes and Apartments

This book is a manual and guide for anyone interested on voice and data cabling for homes and apartments. It provides general information, handy tips, and step-by-step procedures for phone and computers in the home.

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