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Connecting telephone socket wires

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brupala Posted messages 111157 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello,

Having recently purchased a small studio and after ordering my awesome Freebox, I realized when I connected it to the phone jack that the previous owner forgot to inform me that the wires were torn...

I looked online to find out which ones to connect.
The gray and white wires need to be connected to ports 1 and 3.

The problem is that I don't have any gray or white wires..

I have a list like this:

brown
brown-white
green
green-white
orange
orange-white
blue
blue-white

Could someone please tell me which 2 wires to connect then? :)

Thanks in advance,

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    brupala Posted messages 111157 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 453
     
    Hi,
    try blue+white/blue, on 1 and 3
    otherwise, check the arrival of the lines at the electrical panel, if you can, or in another outlet, if you have several.
    if blue+white/blue doesn't work,
    try orange+white/orange
    then green+white/green
    and finally brown+white/brown.
    if none of these combinations work, check if the line is properly connected at the arrival in the apartment.
    and ... There you go!
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    1. Peredodu
       
      Hello brupala

      Thank you very much, I will try all of that tonight.
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  2. Peredodu
     
    Hello everyone,

    Indeed, Brupala was right.
    The wires to connect in 1 and 3 are respectively blue and white/blue.

    Thank you very much!!

    Problem solved.
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    1. ehoula
       
      HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR THE FORUM. I also have the same problem. I have 4 wires at the F.T. arrival: gray, white, blue, and a transparent one. I tried the gray in 1 and the white in 3, it didn't work. Then I tried the blue in 1 and the white in 3, it still doesn't work. But when Brupala says that I need to connect the blue + white/blue, I admit that I don't understand. Could you be more explicit? Thank you for your responses.
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      1. brupala Posted messages 111157 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 453 > ehoula
         
        Hi,
        There is no blue/blue-white on this type of cable.
        Only 2 pairs:
        White/gray
        Blue/colorless
        If neither of the two pairs work on 1/3
        Check with your ISP to send someone.
        But you should have asked your question by starting a new discussion, because we were talking about 4-pair cables from the beginning.
        So you are off-topic.
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  3. barnabe0057 Posted messages 14329 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 930
     
    Hello,

    You don't have a white and gray wire because it's not a telephone cable; it's an Ethernet cable.
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    1. Peredodu
       
      Hello Barnabe0057 and thank you for your response.

      In that case, which 2 wires should be connected to the telephone jack? :)
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    2. barnabe0057 Posted messages 14329 Registration date   Status Contributor Last intervention   4 930
       
      Follow Brupala's advice and keep us updated.
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  4. ghost187 Posted messages 1810 Status Member 395
     
    Hello,

    Call the customer service if you just acquired your Freebox. Tell them you have a connection problem between their installation and the wall socket. They should send someone over (it worked with Orange for me, so why not with Free...).
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  6. @lobotomix:~# rm -rf *\ Posted messages 1392 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   208
     
    It looks like an RJ45 plug and there are two wiring schemes, type A and type B; you need to choose type B.

    It's a cable used for RJ45; if they used this cable for a phone socket, you need to test the wires with a voltmeter. Normally, if I remember correctly, we should have 53 volts, prioritizing the brown and white-brown wires.

    I am an electrician by trade, but it's been a long time since I've practiced.
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    1. brupala Posted messages 111157 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   14 453
       
      too bad,
      on a fully unbundled line, there is no 53V, just the ADSL signal invisible to the controller.
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    2. X
       
      Hi,

      The phone is normally on the blue/white-blue as brupala said (and not on the brown), the orange/white-orange can be used eventually for a second line.

      In case of a second line, it's advisable to use the T568A wiring scheme and not T568B. (T568B is rather used for Ethernet and ISDN, although the T568A type is also suitable)
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