Question About Phone Wiring For Adsl

[daones]

Recently I have noticed that ive been getting outages on my 3bb premier connection and I think my low SNR margin is to blame due to the poor wiring to my router and extreme latency up to 2000-3000ms on sites outside of Thailand, I have the cheap phone wiring that you can buy at any thai shop which connects outside to the box and runs upstairs to my router, they originally twisted this wire at the contacts outside at the box but noticed rust already at the contacts. You can see my stats below but this is even an improvement from earlier where i had 0.9 SNR margin.

SNR Margin 3.3 6.4 db

Line Attenuation 48.0 36.2 db

So my question is would upgrading my wiring outside to a different type help? I heard about CAT5 cable but can this be used to connect outside at the box? Also if anyone knows of any contractors in pattaya that does phone wiring (not the cheap wiring) and can connect with insulation at the contact please let me know. I also have a landline but only keep it for the ADSL although I dont think we even need that anymore since 3BB came and installed a new box a few months ago.

[powderpuff]

You can buy Phelps Dodge .65 4 core wire & do it yourself.

[lopburi3]

My first action would be to replace the router to wall cable as they can be bad and cost almost nothing to change (you probably have several unused somewhere). Then check all connections. Then have phone company check. That will be your outside line but most are willing to tell you if inside is bad and recommend friends to fix it if it is.

[Gregory Morozov]

In 99% the problem is in the badly oxidized wires where the outdoor cable joins the indoor cabling (usually in the small box on the outside wall of your house or on the electric pole).

To resolve the problem permanently the contacts should be cleaned there and either crimped with special tool and connector which prevents moisture entering or soldered together.