-=PCTechTalk=- Re: DSL
- From: Rob Wiens <didnjaknow@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 05:27:47 -0700 (PDT)
Hi
The lady with the phone company you were talking with
has no idea what she is talking about, she's a sales
rep not a tech. The phone in your house works on two
wires (tip and ring) not four. The DSL modem just
plugs directly into the phone jack, if you are using
the individual line filters they go between each phone
and the wall jack, you do not use a filter on the DSL
modem. The filter is a low pass filter and removes the
frequencies above 4KHz, without them you voice
connection will be very noisy. If you go with a single
line filter it is placed on the last point out of your
house, the voice circuits are attached to the filtered
output side and the DSL modem to the data side. The
single line filter is the best option if it is
available to you
-- Glo <redowl@xxxxxxxxxxx> 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?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: The Keyboard Cowboy
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 8:26 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: DSL
>
>
> Whoa.....lets step back and take a deep breath <G>
>
> Here are some facts, and observations.........
>
> No connection to the internet is absolutely safe.
>
> No software will stop 100% of the threats to a
> computer.
>
> High speed connections (ADSL, DSL, cable, etc.) so
> far exceed the
> experience of dialup that anyone who can afford it
> SHOULD use it.
>
> A high speed connection should be utilized with
> proper safeguards.
> These safeguards include a good AV software that's
> kept up-to-date, a
> DSL switch, a firewall software, and proper use of
> software to remove
> "spyware", etc.
>
> Think of the experience of "safe computing" as
> being something like
> "safe sex", it's not hard to practice, it's
> essential, and the
> rewards far outweigh the cost/work of practicing
> safe computing.
>
> The risk of serious hack-attack on a home computer
> is relatively
> small. Most of the problems encountered are
> annoyances more than
> serious problems.
>
> The fact that the real risk is relatively small
> DOES NOT mean one
> should not protect their computer -- computer
> owners have a
> responsibility to protect their computer to
> prevent it from being
> used to attack others!!
>
> My advice is to continue on your path and enjoy
> the experience of
> DSL. Obviously you are reading and studying the
> subject and that's
> a GOOD thing. If you have specific
> questions.....feel free to ask
> and we'll do our best to help.
>
> Regards from the
> "Keyboard Cowboy",
>
> ,,,,,,,,
> Ô¿Ô¬
> Cincinnati, Ohio
> Scottsdale, Arizona
> «:::»¤«:::»¤¤«:::»¤«:::»
> Monday
> 4/14/2003
> 8:06:38 AM
> «:::»¤«:::»¤¤«:::»¤«:::»
>
> One good turn -- gets most of the blankets.
>
>
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>
> ¤¤¤¤¤ On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 02:43:36 -0700
> ¤¤¤¤¤ Glo wrote:
> ¤
> ¤ Hi all, another question for you: I am planning
> to get DSL (am now
> ¤ on dial-up) and since the computer will be
> always connected I
> ¤ wonder how secure it will be? Will I be more
> vulnerable to
> ¤ hackers, etc? I also plan to download ZoneAlarm
> firewall after DSL
> ¤ is installed, but just read an article on some
> malware that
> ¤ penetrates ZA with almost no detection.
> ¤ So maybe I shouldn't get DSL after all? I'm
> interested in speed,
> ¤ since dial-up is so slow on the internet. What
> else should I be
> ¤ aware of? TIA--Glo To unsub or change your email
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