Re: "4 wire unloaded circuit" (Score 1)

Daisy chaining is very, very common in the US as well, at least in houses that are more than 5 years old. However, they're usually daisy-chained from jack to jack, not from device to device, so nothing will stop your wife from picking up the phone and getting a screech if you're dialed in to the internet unless the phone is plugged in to the jack at the back of modem.