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zOMG Help! Phoneline issue.
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:46 pm
by Gadget nee Jemcheeta
This probably isn't what this forum is for, but I'm looking for some assistance. I was trying to get AT&T/SBC DSL in my apartment, and apparently everything was supposed to be A-OK. They 'turned on' both the phone and the dsl, but my wall jack wasn't getting a dial tone. A technician came out and left a note saying that the line going to the apartment building, and the line going from the 'box' to the apartment itself was fine, so the problem had to be in the apartment itself. I took the phone jack off the wall and noticed that there were a whole lot of 'loose wires' that weren't connected at all.
Does anyone know how to find out what wires go where on a phone jack to make it work? O.O
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:50 pm
by The Laughing Man
DIY
btw, does your DSL line require
filters?
Some variants of DSL connections, like ADSL and VDSL, typically work by dividing the frequencies used in a single phone line into two primary 'bands'. The ISP data is carried over the high frequency band (25Khz and above) whereas the voice is carried over the lower frequency band (4Khz and below). (See the ADSL article on how the high frequency band is sub-divided). The user typically installs a DSL filter on each phone. This filters out the high frequencies from the phone, so that the phone only sends or receives the lower frequencies (the human voice), creating two independent 'bands'. Thus the DSL modem and the phone can simultaneously use the same phone line without interfering with each other.
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:52 am
by Gadget nee Jemcheeta
ugh I am so bad at real life stuff. I wish I could just 'will' my phoneline into existence. All I need is one working phone jack, and my landlord better make it happen or else!
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:59 am
by The Laughing Man
ummm, doesn't the company you're paying for service actually install the service? or are you just trying to save money? I've never heard of just "turning on" dsl or otherwise, you at least need a modem, right? I installed my digital phone and internet my self, but I already had cable tv so it was just a matter of "hooking it up" (the cable/phone modem). DSL is alot trickier (and slower) not to mention problematic. Ever consider broadband thru your cable company?
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:10 am
by Fist and Faith
Feh. I've had dsl for a year or so. Not a single problem. But yeah, it's slower. It takes two seconds instead of one. heh
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 2:15 am
by Cail
Phhht. I'm 100% wireless. It's not the fastest, but I can post while I poop.
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 3:14 am
by Fist and Faith
Sweet!!!
OK, Cail, never post again. 'k?
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 6:06 am
by The Laughing Man
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2007 12:48 pm
by Avatar
LMAO!
--A
Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:01 am
by Gadget nee Jemcheeta
Yeah, I got the landlord to pay for the installation. I was trying to save money, but it's of no object now. I was frantic because of my RAMPANT internet addiction, but it seems it will be resolved very soon.
