Everyone knows the fact that the telephone which is a telecommunication device was made-up by Alexander Graham Bell. Telephone lines we all know are made of fiber optics, and before that it was of copper with plastic coating. But how many of you know that the first telephone line consisted of iron and steel. This was accomplished in Boston. In the year 1915, the first transcontinental phone line was completed. The landlines are becoming less used nowadays simply due to the popularity of mobiles and how more cost effective they have become . Since mobile phones can be carried around in your sack wherever you go and it is very convenient to use and a quick way to contact, more and more people have stopped using landlines. The young and the old nowadays, walk around with a mobile.
The telephone is a fantastic creation and it was a distinguished invention. Until the mobiles and the Net arrived, we found that the majority of people depended on the land line as a means of communication. The telephone work with the help of telephone wires. These telephone lines are two pairs twisted copper wires. One pair is red and green wires and the other pair is the black and yellow wires. The phone line installed are connected to a telephone box. The telecom company are able to diagnose any issue you may have from within this box . The telephones lines were installed either over the ground, connected to telephone poles, or under the ground.
If you are planning for an additional phone line and can’t find a suitable electrician, then just don’t waste your time and money. You can do the wiring yourself. New line installation is quite easy and it is safe as it contains very low voltage. Out of the two pairs of wire in the telephone line, only one pair need to be used for a line, and you can use the second pair for your second phone. Then simply just connect it to a jack for a second phone . But don’t try it out if you don’t know, as you could end up making a mess of your telephone system . If you are adding a new line with a new number, then the telephone company has to give you the essential connection.
Sometimes when you pick up the receiver , there is no dial tone. Or the telephone does not ring, or rings only once. This means that there is some fault in the telephone line. Before you call in the repairman, it is better to check the connections and the extensions, to see if the wires are properly fixed. Sometimes it might be because water on the line, in which case the repairer has to come.