microfilters??
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recieved my broadband pack today with all the modem etc, but im a bit confused about the microfilters, do you have to connect them to the modem?, or do you just plug them into your phone line plug and thats it?(obviously with the phone or whatever plugged in the back). now im even more confused 
bad boy said:
sorry, im hopeless on anything electrical.the bit what confused me (most...) was that there is 2 sockets on the back, obviously one for the phone to go into but another aying dsl/hpn, so..... actually thinking about what was i thinking!!
thanks for the replies anyway
oh and dont use after drinking
bt connected me this morning and its all fine......except im having inteference on the phone. i have tried every combination with the microfilters and with no luck, so im starting to think its my extension lead(the micro filter isnt directly in the wall). so my question is, could it be a dodgy extension lead thats causing it? or do i have some bigger problems? otherwise, its brilliant soooo much faster 
. but is their a way to see how much data your using, as i have a 1gb monthly limit Pigeon said:That's only if all of your extensions actually plug in to the master socket.
Well, the idea is to have the microfilter at the "master socket" point. So you plug the microfilter into the master socket and plug the rest of your phone system into the phone outlet of the microfilter.
In most of the cases I've seen, extensions are actually wired into the master point rather than plugging in, so you can't get the microfilter in between the line into the house and all of the extensions. In this case, you need filteres in every point.
Just setup ADSL for my father the other weekend and the microfilters that we got from dsl-warehouse were only the size of socket doublers anyway - not the old dangling blocks I've still got.
Well,
I'm on Pipex two days early, ;-)))
The master socket connects to all others in the house via some wiring, and connects to a series of boxes I put in.
The only microfilters I have installed are from my PC to a secondary socket thats wired into the front of the master, much like an extension cable, the telephone is into the same filter onthe secondary socket and it all works perfectly.
kevin
I'm on Pipex two days early, ;-)))
The master socket connects to all others in the house via some wiring, and connects to a series of boxes I put in.
The only microfilters I have installed are from my PC to a secondary socket thats wired into the front of the master, much like an extension cable, the telephone is into the same filter onthe secondary socket and it all works perfectly.
kevin
LexSport said:
Well, the idea is to have the microfilter at the "master socket" point. So you plug the microfilter into the master socket and plug the rest of your phone system into the phone outlet of the microfilter.
That's only if all of your extensions actually plug in to the master socket.
In most of the cases I've seen, extensions are actually wired into the master point rather than plugging in, so you can't get the microfilter in between the line into the house and all of the extensions. In this case, you need filteres in every point.
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I said "plug the rest of your phone system into the microfilter" not "leave it wired into the back of the master socket". If it's not currently set up so that it plugs in, it needs to be modified so that it does plug in. And then you only need one microfilter. Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff