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Originally posted by EV607797:
That installation is fairly typical. Current constructions standards are for a 5 or 6 pair buried drop to the house. My guess is that your home only has a two pair drop, so they stole one from your neighbor temporarily. They will bury the proper cable for no charge, but be careful about letting them do any inside wiring. They may charge you an arm and a leg for it.
If I take both pairs inside the house, do I hook them up to the Rj48X jack like this? Does this diagram mean that transmit goes to 2 & 5 and receive goes to 1 & 4?

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I don't have an RJ48X jack around, I'll have to order one. Is it possible in the meantime to use a Cat-5E jack with the same pins?

Thanks again.

I'm aware of the calling and locating other wiring first. That part of my lawn has a buried propane tank, existing phone line, electrical utility and things they probably won't check for like invisible dog fence and water sprinklers :toothy: