[plug] Please help Daniel: comparing Billion reports

[Daniel Pearson]

Ok, an update on the sitatuation.

iiNet lodged the fault with Telstra. The techy was organised to come out
today. Since then, ADSL has kept synch, i've powercycled the modem and its
connected straight away, and the line quality of my telephone is 200%
better. Coincidence, or not? You tell me! :)

Cheers,
Daniel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leon Blackwell" <leon at lostrealm.com>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Please help Daniel: comparing Billion reports


> On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 08:38:28AM +0800, Leon Brooks wrote:
> > I'd be looking very sternly at those other outlets, dusting off some
> > overalls and reaching for a set of sidecutters.
>
> I know I'm dropping into this thread rather late, and I'm the first to
> admit that I didn't really pay anywhere near enough attention in my
> electronics classes, but I have noticed a rather interesting case that
> puts noise on my phone line.  I run a cheap telephone extension cable
> along the floor of my flat (for quite some distance), connected to a
> double adapter.  On the double adapter is also a telephone:
>
>              /-------stupidly-long-extension-----|=
> wall-socket=-=
>              \-|-telephone
>
> When the telephone is used alone, I can happily hear AM radio.  I unplug
> the extension cable, it goes away.
>
> The interesting thing is that if I put the phone on the end of the
> cable, there's no problem.  In fact, if I put any phone on the cable and
> make use of it, there is no AM radio; I get a crystal-clear line.  If
> the phone on the end of the cable isn't being used, there is noise.
>
> I can only summise that the power over the line protects it from
> inteference.
>
>
> Since going ADSL and putting a filter in instead of the double adapter,
> all these problems have ceased.  Perhaps a central filter/splitter would
> solve your problems for you by filtering out the noise collected by your
> idle non-ADSL lines?
>
>
> Anyone who actually knows what they're talking about is welcome to tell
> me I'm wrong  :)
>
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