Question Re Filters

Broadband is coming in February to my exchange. I have a question re the
number of filters I need.

The main socket comes into my lounge. Hardwired into it is the extension
that goes into my study where the ADSL modem will be. Obviously I will need
a filter/splitter in the study so I can have a phone and ADSL Modem.

Plugged INTO the main socket is a socket doubler. Into one socket is plugged
a phone. Into the other socket there is plugged an extension cable that runs
round the room to the back of my sky box. This terminates in another socket
with another doubler in. Into one is plugged my sky box, into the other is
plugged another sky box in my sons bedroom. (I hope this all makes sense!)

Can I simply plug one filter into the main socket and plug the rest into
that or do I need a filter each for both sky boxes and the phone?

Also when I order broadband should I unplug the sky boxes whilst the line is
tested?

"Kimball K Kinnison" <nospam@(nospam)yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:bpoets$1qbi48$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Broadband is coming in February to my exchange. I have a question re the
> number of filters I need.
>
> The main socket comes into my lounge. Hardwired into it is the extension
> that goes into my study where the ADSL modem will be. Obviously I will
need
> a filter/splitter in the study so I can have a phone and ADSL Modem.
>
> Plugged INTO the main socket is a socket doubler. Into one socket is
plugged
> a phone. Into the other socket there is plugged an extension cable that
runs
> round the room to the back of my sky box. This terminates in another
socket
> with another doubler in. Into one is plugged my sky box, into the other is
> plugged another sky box in my sons bedroom. (I hope this all makes sense!)
>
> Can I simply plug one filter into the main socket and plug the rest into
> that or do I need a filter each for both sky boxes and the phone?
>
> Also when I order broadband should I unplug the sky boxes whilst the line
is
> tested?
>
>
Kimball

As you say in the study the phone in the study will have to be filtered.
If I understand your description correctly you need the socket doubler
going into the main box filtering.

The way I remember this is that all conventional telephone equipment (
phone, fax, SKY box, dial up modem etc ) must connect back to the
exchange through a filter. The ADSL modem must not go through a
filter or can go through the ADSL side of a filter/splitter.

eric

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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 19:54, "Kimball K Kinnison" wrote:

>Can I simply plug one filter into the main socket and plug the rest into
>that or do I need a filter each for both sky boxes and the phone?

That's what I've done (but only one Sky box, now disconnected as it is
past the 12 months), but use something more expensive than an Ebuyer
125p (or whatever they're charging now!) filter and be prepared to
buy another (eg D-Link at about a tenner) if need be. Peter M

> That's what I've done (but only one Sky box, now disconnected as it is
> past the 12 months), but use something more expensive than an Ebuyer 125p
> (or whatever they're charging now!) filter and be prepared to buy another
> (eg D-Link at about a tenner) if need be. Peter M

Excuse my butting in, Why did you say that about the ebuyer filters ? any
known reason ?

Dave

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Peter Morgan - 0870 432 9631 wrote:

> but use something more expensive than an Ebuyer
> 125p (or whatever they're charging now!) filter and be prepared to
> buy another (eg D-Link at about a tenner) if need be. Peter M

Or try an ebuyer filter, snip the green wire and save nine quid if you find
it works just fine like mine.

http://adsltech.7host.com/forum/foru...p?TID=158&PN=1

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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 08:11:05 +0000, Dave Stanton <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Why did you say that about the ebuyer filters ? any known reason ?

Just that I can detect a slight hiss with my Ebuyer filters, but none
with the original that came with the frog (Excelsus I think). Given
the OP plans to feed lots of kit from one filter, if it is poor, it
would affect far more than one phone, so ideally a spare would be
useful for the household... Peter

On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 10:38, Paul <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Or try an ebuyer filter, snip the green wire and save nine quid if you find
>it works just fine like mine.

Thanks for that. Must admit I haven't bothered to open them up - some out
on loan anyway... hmmm, time to say "buy your own" :-) Peter M.

> Just that I can detect a slight hiss with my Ebuyer filters, but none with
> the original that came with the frog (Excelsus I think). Given the OP
> plans to feed lots of kit from one filter, if it is poor, it would affect
> far more than one phone, so ideally a spare would be useful for the
> household... Peter

Good point

Dave
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