-=PCTechTalk=- Re: DSL

  • From: "Grant Karpik" <gkarpik@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 00:38:54 -0700

On 16 Apr 2003 at 0:08, Glo wrote:

> KC, ok here goes:  the DSL lady told me that inside the telephone jacks
> are four wires that need to be "turned" in order to make the DSL work,
> as opposed to just telephone (at least I think that's what she said!)
> She said this is something I could possibly do myself to save the $99
> installation fee, which could be the difference in whether or not I 
get
> it. Do you know anything about that, or is there a website that might
> illustrate the procedure?


Say what?! Never heard of anything like that before. With my DSL I just 
plugged the modem and phone into the spltter and plugged the splitter 
into the wall jack. Oh yeah, there was also a 'filter' that had to be 
clamped onto the cord running to the phone. And that was it.


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Grant Karpik
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