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Clever Brit successfully repurposes telephone wiring for gigabit internet throughout his vintage home — Lad converts "incomprehensible mess of wires" into high-speed ethernet links

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Tom's Hardware

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A British individual successfully repurposed telephone wiring in his vintage home to achieve gigabit internet speeds throughout the house, documented on his blog "The HFT Guy." By converting the telephone lines to high-speed ethernet links, he eliminated the signal degradation and latency issues experienced with powerline adapters. Using a GIGA Copper device, he was able to convert the RJ11 telephone connectors to RJ45 ethernet connectors, enabling a stable and fast connection. The project was a success, with near-gigabit speeds achieved, showcasing the potential for utilizing existing telephone infrastructure for high-speed networking.