[ Date Index ] [ Thread Index ] [ <= Previous by date / thread ] [ Next by date / thread => ]
On 21/10/13 17:24, Gordon Henderson wrote:
I have always had a filter on the socket where I use my router. There is a phone attached too, just a simple phone, no wifi. Since the two sockets are part of the one filter I suppose that is OK.On ADSL Filters: You only need filters for phones. The connection into the modem must be unfiltered. (A typical Y filter with a socket for a phone and a socket for the ADSL modem is designed that way)
You can run the whole house on one filter if it's wired as part of the master socket.
The phone attached to the master socket also has a filter.
Thanks, more research. I have seen a BT van parked by out nearest street cabinet recently so perhaps they have been working on it.An un-filtered phone should not affect the ADSL signal, but it will affect the audio quality on the phone (depending on how sensitive your ears are!) However if the incoming speed is 14178Kbps (ie. 14Mbps) when your downloads/youtube/speedtest is slow, then it's not the physical cabling, and probably still not the modem/router, so you need to look elsewhere. It could be congestion in the exchange/BT network, or congestion in the ISPs own network after the BT hand-off. Gordon
Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq