[access-uk] Re: broadband filters?
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 16:56:47 +0100
Hi Alex,
Take it from me, phone splitters do work, provided they are
on the correct (output) side of the broadband filter. I
should know! My wife is an extension phone freak and has
splitters all over the place.
George.=20
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> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Stone
> Sent: 19 October 2004 16:48
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: broadband filters?
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> I'm fairly sure I've read somewhere that with broadband,
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> shouldn't use phone socket splitters, and if you do, you=20
> should have a filter for each phone, not just for each
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> on the wall.
> Cheers.
> Alex
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ray's Home
> Sent: 19 October 2004 14:59
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: broadband filters?
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> Yes Barry, I was wondering about using multiple phones
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> one filter. We have an ordinary broadband connection
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> work and our IT person seems to think it won't work, but
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> am not so sure. Surely, nothing lost in trying it.
> Ray
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 2:39 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: broadband filters?
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> What about putting a filter in where the line comes into
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> house? You might be able to use the one filter for all
three phones.
> Barry H
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Andy
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 1:59 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: broadband filters?
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> Hi Justin.
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> Yes, that is what appears to be happening at my end. =20
> However, when I say, I
> have 3 telephones in my house, B.T did not set them up
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> do they charge me
> for them. All I did was purchase a few junction boxes
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> some cable and
> have 1 phone upstairs and 2 downstairs. B.T would have=20
> charged me a fortune
> to set this up. So perhaps because I did it myself, I
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> having this
> irritating problem. Perhaps if I can find out where my=20
> nearest B.T shop is,
> I can purchase a third filter for the telephone which is
causing the
> difficulty.
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> Best wishes.
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> Andy from sunny Kilcreggan.
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> Drop me a line at, andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Justin R" <mypc128@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:51 AM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: broadband filters?
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> > How strange Andy! so, if a telephone doesn't have a=20
> filter box then, say
> > if
> > someone makes a call while I'm surfing, my internet=20
> connection dies?
> > hmmm... strange. Oh well, we'll need at least two for
> the telephones
> > anyway. Are they easy to set up, these filters?
> >
> > Justin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Andy" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:34 AM
> > Subject: [access-uk] Re: broadband filters?
> >
> >
> >> Hi Justin.
> >>
> >> I got 2 of them from Freeserve. It's just a wee=20
> junction box, however, I
> >> have 3 telephones in my house. When my wife uses her
> telephone, which
> >> does
> >> not have a box, my internet connection is cut off.
So=20
> I'm trying to
> >> purchase a third box. Hope this helps a bit.
> >>
> >> Best wishes.
> >>
> >> Andy from sunny Kilcreggan.
> >>
> >> Drop me a line at, andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Justin R" <mypc128@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "access uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2004 10:30 AM
> >> Subject: [access-uk] broadband filters?
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi everyone,
> >>>
> >>> well, looking at other broadband service providers
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> ADSL, tiscali in
> >>> particular. Tiscali talk about that you need
broadband=20
> filters with the
> >>> modem they supply. Well, they supplie 'em fine!
but,=20
> What on earth are
> >>> they? Are they really necessary? They say that one
is=20
> needed for each
> >>> line, or socket, like BT phoneline, sky etc. I've=20
> never had none of
> >>> this
> >>> filtering stuff with NTL.
> >>>
> >>> Just wondered what is it all about and does it make
setting up a
> >>> broadband
> >>> connection complicated?
> >>>
> >>> thanks
> >>>
> >>> Justin
> >>>
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