Can existing HD recordings be decrypted?

[Dave W]

In response to the rudery, I found the following webpage which explains the difference between RJ45 and RJ11 connectors:

RJ45 vs. RJ11: Understanding the Differences and Applications | Cable Matters Blog

Discover the essential differences between RJ45 and RJ11 connectors to enhance your connectivity. Read the article for clear insights and practical tips.

www.cablematters.com

When I said "square" that was just my rough description of a rectangle. I'm trying hard to write something that is "not wrong".

 

[Black Hole]

Unfortunately the waters are muddied by the new (and awful) NTE5C master socket which uses RJ45 for the ADSL/VDSL port. You can plug an RJ11 cable into the middle 6 pins of the RJ45 socket and it will work fine, this is by design. It's still bloody stupid, like the rest of the NTE5E which makes it a) huge (sticks out more in all directions) and b) prone to falling out of the back half if you so much as look at it.

OFFS. So an Ethernet patch cable will work for ADSL but a cross-over cable won't (unless they've been cunning with the contact wiring).

It's all moot with digital landlines.

 

[Owen Smith]

OFFS. So an Ethernet patch cable will work for ADSL but a cross-over cable won't (unless they've been cunning with the contact wiring).

Indeed. But do cross over cables exist in significant quantities these days? We've had auto detect of upstream or downstream for a decade or two so there's been no real need for cross over cables for a long time.

It's all moot with digital landlines.

Except most people are still using a standard faceplate with a splitter on digital landlines, because unless you have a special cable you can't plug a VDSL modem into a BT phone socket. I have a couple of RJ11 faceplates with no filtering or splitting that plug into the back half of the old style NTE5A.