[GTALUG] dsl modem ideas for bell?

[Howard Gibson]

Karen,

   I am on Primus for DSL and land line.   This service comes in through Bell's phone lines.

   When I installed Primus' DSL modem, admittedly quite a few years ago, I was sent a filter for each of my connections.   I have a 56K Hayes style modem, which does not work unless I turn off the DSL modem.  Otherwise, everything works fine.   

On Thu, 8 Oct 2020 23:10:45 -0400 (EDT)
Karen Lewellen via talk <talk at gtalug.org> 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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