Carlos E. R. wrote:
ADSL over telephone line is not better in any way than other exotic solutions on the market like ADSL over mains power outlets.
No, it's only a matter of providing the access and the bandwidth in the most economical fashion.
Exactly. It appears that in Russia it is not economical, but in Western Europe it is.
Which is why I keep saying I'm not getting the whole picture. I still haven't figured out why it doesn't pay to re-use the existing infrastructure. There are really two possible answers - 1) it doesn't exist or 2) it's not good enough. Or maybe there is no market if the majority is ethernet connected to Internet3.
The old 2-wire telephone is both thinner and cheaper than Cat5.
There are two kinds: internal (to the house) pair, and external. The old internal was a thin parallel wire. The new internal pair is two wires twisted in a loose sleve, similar to cat5, but thinner.
Not around here. The usual kind that is used in housing is a plain 4-wire, no twists, but shielded. http://www.teleprofi-shop.de/out/pictures/0/ekk12600028.pdf
The old external pair had a third iron or steel wire for strength, it could hang for itself from poles. The current variant instead has a thick plastic cover. I have seen a variant with a copper braid, like coaxials.
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