Finally resolved my ADSL connection problem...all due to the phone filter which I didn't have!!! DOH!! Weird thing was my ADSL connection would work 3-4 days out of the week, thus I wasn't really troubled since I could get my emails at work.
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Damn phone filter
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Make sure each phone/fax/pots modem/alarm system runs through a filter. Everything but the ADSL router needs one.
ld13
Honorary Master
Make sure each phone/fax/pots modem/alarm system runs through a filter. Everything but the ADSL router needs one.
If I were to plug my phone into the line without one, What effect would it have?
From what I can tell the interference would make your adsl connection unstable. http://www.epanorama.net/documents/telecom/adsl_filter.html
andres101
Expert Member
the pots filter prevents normal telephone equipment from interfering with ADSL.
someone I know works for a UK ISP and the first thing they do when troubleshooting 'strange' problems is to replace the pots filter. 9 out of 10 times the problem is caused by a faulty pots filter.
someone I know works for a UK ISP and the first thing they do when troubleshooting 'strange' problems is to replace the pots filter. 9 out of 10 times the problem is caused by a faulty pots filter.
ld13
Honorary Master
Ah, nice. I expected that the DSL would make a "noise" on the line that would make dailing difficult, but this was not the case. Phone(s) works fine without the filter. So the function is more that of protection. Noted
Thank you!
Thank you!