A diligent British citizen has successfully converted his archaic telephone wiring into high-speed networking that gives him gigabit speeds basically anywhere in his house. For our amusement, he documented the entire process — from contemplative dilemma to victorious outcome — on his "The HFT Guy" blog.
Like most American homes, older houses in the UK aren't built with ethernet in mind; they have telephone lines running throughout the walls. Our tinkerer was using powerline adapters previously to cope with this, using the home's existing electrical wiring to distribute internet.
