Re: [NTLK] [OT] to X-Jack or not to X-Jack (cable help)

From: Martin Joseph (martyNT_at_barknaturalpet.com)
Date: Sun May 11 2003 - 01:31:58 PDT


On Saturday, May 10, 2003, at 08:56 PM, klich wrote:

> Martin Joseph:
>> Have you broken the xjack? If not why bother with this?
> ah, no, but what i have broken is the tabs of at least a dozen standard
> phone cords.
A crimping tool and a bucket of ends might come in handy then...

> i would prefer to plug the dongle-thingie in and out of the
> modem all the time instead of the phone cable, as standard phone cords
> are
> not exactly breakproof, and i've never personally any "heavy-duty"
> phone
> cables.
True, but I guess you have learned to be gentle.
>
> Peter Cameron:
>> I've not been impressed with X-jack either. There's a thin ribbon
> cable
>> inside that seems prone to breaking with use.
> this is a large part of my concern.
Unfounded in my experience.
> <snip>

Xjack is a boon for portability IMO as it gives you one less wire to
forget.

Marty

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