Talk:Telephone plug

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I've found this which lists them all - http://kropla.com/phones2.htm - however it is copyrighted. Can a list of information be copyrighted? Secretlondon 17:34, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Depends. Not in the UK, but you can claim something along the lines of "impression copyright" on the actual presentation, which is why its illegal to photocopy or OCR the phonebook/yellow page/thomson directory but it is legal to retype all the data by hand... Kiand 02:22, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC)
I requested the author for permission to use the information. Oh by the way, isn't RJ14 used in India for telephone lines that provide Broadband Internet connections? Not sure but I've seen them in Broadband enabled telephone systems. --ADTC 18:11, 1 October 2006 (UTC)

This site sells adaptors and has photos - laptoptravel.com - note that it contradicts the first site in some places. Secretlondon 18:24, 3 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Older German standard

There seemed to be German standard de:Anschlussdose before standard TAE (currently solely mentioned in list). --Abdull 17:40, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

== It is still not clear in the Telephone Plug description if it is female or male.

[edit] Older British Jack?

Wasn't there an early type of GPO Phone Socket, which was bulky and looked like a large Jack Plug?

[edit] Old US Bell Connector type?

Does the old Bell connector have a name, or desingation?
Oh, I also deleted the merge thingy, as that has been taken care of
~ender 2007-06-26 11:33:AM MST

Is that the one with the four round pins in an almost-square trapezoid? I remember seeing it when I grew up, but RJ-11 has completely displaced it now. It should still be referenced, if anyone can find more information about it. 71.41.210.146 (talk) 12:09, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
I've got an old four prong cord in a drawer. I'll see whether I can make a good photo. Jim.henderson (talk) 00:01, 24 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Why doesnt it mention the common mistake....

over and over, people have repeatedly mistaken phone jacks/ telephone plugs, for ethernet plugs. because they look exactly the same, but ethernet is wider. but because the plugs themselves are usually clear, its impossible to tell its width if your looking in a tangle of wires. there needs to be a mention of that, that they should not be confused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by NullVoid Omega (talk • contribs) 22:33, 17 December 2007 (UTC)