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18th Jun 2007, 2:14 pm | #1 |
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Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
After 21 happy years in my house still with 'officially' a hard wired phone (2 tone grey 746) but in reality running a 2+4 dollseye and 5 lovely bakelite phones around the house, the drop wire has failed and i have been converted to plug and socket.
now my question is.. if i go to broadband will the pulses from bakelite phones affect it? |
18th Jun 2007, 2:26 pm | #2 |
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Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
These people say it will work:
http://www.antiquetelephones.abdyantiques.co.uk/faq.htm but these guys in the USA found otherwise: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum...fm/376425.html I just tried it by switching my desk phone to LD and the BB stayed working. |
18th Jun 2007, 3:21 pm | #3 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
Oh goody, i can put it all back again then! Its only been a day but i'm missing a bakelite phone by my armchair already!
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18th Jun 2007, 6:27 pm | #4 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
It works fine for me too - though thinking about it, I'm surprised that it does
I have several 200/300/700 series phones on my line, along with a BT Diverse cordless system plus broadband. Everything runs harmoniously (though because of the way the plug-in microfilters work, there is some bell tinkle on dialing). BTW, do BT still charge you to rent your 746? If so, why not give it back and pick up an identical one for about £1 at any car boot sale? Nick. |
18th Jun 2007, 6:46 pm | #5 | |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
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18th Jun 2007, 7:10 pm | #6 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
My Ericophon will dial out, ring (OK, buzz), and answer OK on my line with Broadband.
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18th Jun 2007, 10:08 pm | #7 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
If you pick up a cheap 2nd hand PABX switch such as the Southwestern Bell Omicron (used to be stocked by RS) these will accept LD and automatically retransmit it as MF to the exchange.
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18th Jun 2007, 10:23 pm | #8 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
I have been renting the 746 up till last week as that way they wouldn't come and convert me to plug and socket but now i have been done then i'll get broadband and then re-install the switchboard and carry on again. I know all about the ren etc and so i'll put in the resistor and i had already converted all the 300's to a modern mic. The engineer did think i was the last on my exchange that was still hard wired and thus still on a rotary dial
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18th Jun 2007, 10:41 pm | #9 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
There's no real reason you shouldn't "convert" back to hard-wired if you prefer...
You could leave their new NTE5 master socket in situ, then simply connect all of your old system, as-is, to the "subsciriber's extension wiring" terminals (2 and 5) on the rear of the removable faceplate. Electrically, the set-up would be identical to what you had before. See here: http://www.adslnation.com/support/extensions.php If you got broadband, just replace the front of the master socket with one of these: http://cpc.farnell.com/jsp/Office+Su...sp?sku=TE04368 It takes 5 mins to install, then all your old wiring will have the broadband signal filtered out. And it's BT Approved Nick. |
18th Jun 2007, 10:51 pm | #10 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
No Problems here, well other than having too many blasted phones ringing......
746, two homehub phones, one cordless, and the fax machine........
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19th Jun 2007, 7:36 am | #11 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
Nick's advice about using a splitter faceplate is good. Saves having microfilters dangling everywhere and will give best ADSL speed if you have a marginal line. I blagged mine off the BT guy who came to remove my Home Highway. A few years ago they were rare items now they're widely available. I googled "adsl splitter faceplate" and loads of hits including:
http://www.solwise.co.uk/adsl_splitters.htm |
19th Jun 2007, 8:24 am | #12 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
Mornin'
I removed the microfilters to see if the bell tinkling whilst dialing on my two 746 phones would stop and sure enough it did with no noticaeble effect on the internet. You do occasionally get some hissing on the phones.
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19th Jun 2007, 8:30 am | #13 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
Not recommended. You are probably close to the exchange and the modem/router isn't having to work too hard to give you decent speeds. Have you checked the sync speeds and error rates?
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19th Jun 2007, 8:42 am | #14 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
I have a dial 30s phone connected and use broadband in the same socket plus a wireless phone ! but it all works ok . they give you a plug in filter to run the phone and bb from and everythings plugged into that .very
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19th Jun 2007, 9:29 pm | #15 |
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Re: Will a loop disconnect phone interfere with broadband?
My 50's Tele 332 doesn't affect my BB at all.
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