where to filter?

I have the BT socket coming into the house (let's call it socket A). The Sky
installation guy plugged a two-way adaptor into this socket, with a cable
hard wired into the adaptor running down to the lounge where there is
another socket (socket B). I connect my Sky box to Socket B. Plugged into
the adaptor at socket A is a cable running to another socket (socket C)
where I plug in my dect phone base station. The phone wire going into socket
C exits thru the back and runs through the wall to my broadband socket in
the next room (socket D).

Which sockets need filters?

Ta.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
dakeb <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have the BT socket coming into the house (let's call it socket A).
> The Sky installation guy plugged a two-way adaptor into this socket,
> with a cable hard wired into the adaptor running down to the lounge
> where there is another socket (socket B). I connect my Sky box to
> Socket B. Plugged into the adaptor at socket A is a cable running to
> another socket (socket C) where I plug in my dect phone base station.
> The phone wire going into socket C exits thru the back and runs
> through the wall to my broadband socket in the next room (socket D).
>
> Which sockets need filters?
>
> Ta.

You'll need filters in sockets B and C, plugging the existing equipment into
the filtered (BT-type) outlets and ignoring the ADSL outlets.

You might find it convenient to use a filter in socket D in order to provide
an RJ11 outlet into which to plug your ADSL equipment (ignoring the BT-type
outlet) unless you already have a suitable alternative adaptor.

What you must *not* do is put a filter between socket A and the extension
wiring - because this would kill your ADSL connection to socket D.
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news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> dakeb <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > I have the BT socket coming into the house (let's call it socket A).
> > The Sky installation guy plugged a two-way adaptor into this socket,
> > with a cable hard wired into the adaptor running down to the lounge
> > where there is another socket (socket B). I connect my Sky box to
> > Socket B. Plugged into the adaptor at socket A is a cable running to
> > another socket (socket C) where I plug in my dect phone base station.
> > The phone wire going into socket C exits thru the back and runs
> > through the wall to my broadband socket in the next room (socket D).
> >
> > Which sockets need filters?
> >
> > Ta.
>
> You'll need filters in sockets B and C, plugging the existing equipment
into
> the filtered (BT-type) outlets and ignoring the ADSL outlets.
>
> You might find it convenient to use a filter in socket D in order to
provide
> an RJ11 outlet into which to plug your ADSL equipment (ignoring the
BT-type
> outlet) unless you already have a suitable alternative adaptor.
>
> What you must *not* do is put a filter between socket A and the extension
> wiring - because this would kill your ADSL connection to socket D.
> --
> Cheers,
> Tim

Thanks Tim.

Now why didn't the AOL tech sup guy know that when I phoned last night? He
said I needed a filter at every socket except possibly the Sky socket (B).
No wonder my connection wouldn't work. Is it better to use an ordinary RJ11
adaptor or a filter at socket D for best performance, or doesn't it matter?

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
dakeb <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
> Thanks Tim.
>
> Now why didn't the AOL tech sup guy know that when I phoned last
> night?

You may well ask!

> He said I needed a filter at every socket except possibly the
> Sky socket (B). No wonder my connection wouldn't work.

If the extension cables were hard-wired into the back of the master, and if
you had an analog phone plugged into the master, this would have been true.
However, the extension which you're using for ADSL is wired (indirectly)
into the *front* of the master. If you filter that, you're sunk!

> Is it better
> to use an ordinary RJ11 adaptor or a filter at socket D for best
> performance, or doesn't it matter?

It doesn't matter. The ADSL outlet from a microfilter is unfiltered - it's
just acting as as adapter from BT to RJ11. You might have a suitable adapter
lying around if you've got a 2-piece analog modem cable consisting of a BT
to RJ11 adapter plus an RJ11 to RJ11 cable.
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"Tiscali Tim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> dakeb <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >
> > Thanks Tim.
> >
> > Now why didn't the AOL tech sup guy know that when I phoned last
> > night?
>
> You may well ask!
>
> > He said I needed a filter at every socket except possibly the
> > Sky socket (B). No wonder my connection wouldn't work.
>
> If the extension cables were hard-wired into the back of the master, and
if
> you had an analog phone plugged into the master, this would have been
true.
> However, the extension which you're using for ADSL is wired (indirectly)
> into the *front* of the master. If you filter that, you're sunk!
>
> > Is it better
> > to use an ordinary RJ11 adaptor or a filter at socket D for best
> > performance, or doesn't it matter?
>
> It doesn't matter. The ADSL outlet from a microfilter is unfiltered - it's
> just acting as as adapter from BT to RJ11. You might have a suitable
adapter
> lying around if you've got a 2-piece analog modem cable consisting of a BT
> to RJ11 adapter plus an RJ11 to RJ11 cable.
> --

Thanks again for clarifying matters.

> Now why didn't the AOL tech sup guy know that when I phoned last night? He

Does the phrase " Arse***** on line " give you any clues ?

Dave

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