[bee_rider]

Makes you wonder what’s going on when you do get a crappy connection.

[dfox]

Crosstalk or other interference coupled from the outside into the line. The telco grade twisted pairs do not really behave like twisted pairs (that cancel out the external coupling) at the frequencies used by xDSL.

[Loughla]

Honestly, before we had municipal fiber, I'm pretty sure our connection was wet string. Rural living does have its drawbacks.

[nick7376182]

What is the impedance of a gopher's teeth?

[Epa095]

The string is dry.