Phun with Phones
I recently moved within the city of Monterey and requested that SBC transfer my phone and DSL service. It was pretty uneventful aside from wiring issues in the new apartment, which resides in a 70-80 year old Victorian. SBC fulfilled their duties by providing service to the demarcation line. Aside from that, the wires connecting the service to the apartment jacks were lost in a rat's nest of grimy antique cables. Therein lies the problem.
So, I improvised an interim solution consisting of a severed phone extension cable with the red and green wires connected to our posts in the demarcation service box. But the phone line is currently run out of a living room window, which is too unsightly for my girlfriend. Therefore, I need to trace our cables in the mess this weekend (or sooner).
I looked online for different tone/probe kits for cable testing and settled on a really nice Fluke IntelliTone tester; however, the price tag (~$160 USD) was hard to swallow for a tool I'll use no more than once or twice a year. Thankfully, my Dad was able to borrow an analog tone/probe kit from work. Otherwise, the Fluke product would make a great solution.