  ConnectionsOne of my client's has a home had with two home wiring cabinets. One for phone and one for cable connections. After cable phone and data modems where added by the cable folks there were power cubes and modems hanging out of the boxes.
A third box was added. Phone connections were moved to the top of the box. A switch was added to provide additional data connections. The power cubes and modems were placed inside the box and labeled.
The blue cables that are not connected go to wall jacks in various rooms of the home. If a new data connection is needed in a room, that room's numbered cable is connected to the data switch and the result is a new Internet and home network connection. |
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|  | |  | | Sadly, most new homes have no internal wiring boxes. The phone and cable connections run out to boxes on the outside just like it was done 20 years ago.
What to do with the cable modems for voice and internet connections? Data wiring is not needed, because wireless is here.
Wireless has issues because of the number of home networks in a neighborhood, baby monitors, cordless phones, and local bluetooth devices.
Make the investment of an additional $$$ to have an internal phone, cable and data installed in your new home to a inside central point . Home theater speaker wiring should also be added. If a plasma or other flat panel display going up on a wall, then AC power and input signal cable will need to be added.
Relying on your builder to get this done probably is not a good idea. Builders like things simple. The cabling installation must be completed before the insulation is installed. During this same period, the home also must pass a wiring inspection. The last thing the builder wants is someone else to manage. So it is best to have a home technology integrator help you manage the builder and general contractor. |
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