[GTALUG] dsl modem ideas for bell?

[James Knott]

Yes, you'd normally have one at each phone, unless one is wired in ahead 
of all the phones.  That's common in business, but not sure about homes.


On 2020-10-08 11:10 p.m., Karen Lewellen wrote:
> By filter, do you mean those little  thingies  one could put  on the 
> phone to prevent interference?
> When bell moved me here they claimed I did not need them, but I will 
> dig one out to see if it helps.
> Bell techs have checked the lines to my apartment, the jack itself,  
> and the cables being used.
> not sure what might be more local.
> The filter replacement is a fine idea.
> Kare
>
>
>
> On Thu, 8 Oct 2020, James Knott via talk wrote:
>
>> The modem shouldn't be making noise. Is the filter on the phone(s)?  
>> When you have ADSL on a phone line, filters are used to keep the 
>> phone and modems from interfering with each other.  If that's not the 
>> problem, call Bell.  Also, have you done any testing to ensure it's 
>> not something local?
>>
>>
>> On 2020-10-08 10:38 p.m., Karen Lewellen via talk wrote:
>>>  Hi folks,
>>>  Hope you all are finding ways to feel creative.
>>>  Wondering if anyone might have a suggestion providing a solution.
>>>  Bell is my dsl provider, they also provide my land line and satellites
>>>  service as well, but  that is not the issue really.
>>>  Because I still use analog phone service, its tied to some of my 
>>> adaptive
>>>  technology, my dsl modem / rooter combination provided by Bell is a 
>>> tw or
>>>  two wire model...or at least it was until this weekend.
>>>  Honestly I am not a major user of data, but I do often need to connect
>>>  more than one Ethernet setup, and require that someone using 
>>> wireless be
>>>  able to do this with little fanfare.
>>>  Largely because none of bell's software works for my setup.
>>>  anyway, the problem is that bell has replaced my beloved modem with 
>>> one
>>>  that  causes my landline to click, as in makes a constant clicking 
>>> noise
>>>  whenever the modem is connected, which is all the time.
>>>  What I am seeking is hopefully an older, but still to be found 
>>> prospect,
>>>  with  several Ethernet ports the ability to connect wirelessly, yet 
>>> being
>>>  a tw model.
>>>  My old one had stream in the title if that rings a..bell.
>>>  I have literary had 5 technicians here since Saturday, with three 
>>> of them
>>>  messing  up my Internet on top of not addressing the issue.
>>>  Any bell modem ideas come to mind?
>>>  why on earth by the way, must I only use bell equipment in the first
>>>  place?
>>>  Kare the ranter.
>>>
>>>
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