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I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing the
cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly into
the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf in
bed.

In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing green
ADSL light which means it is not working properly.

My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
(the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my problem,
how do I solve it?

I use Windows XP and Internet explorer

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Order inside wire maintenance through your phone company. Then call them up
and tell them your DSL is not working even if they say they see no problem
on the line you have to get a tech out to your place to see what you are
talking about.

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"campden" <campden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing
> the
> cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly
> into
> the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf
> in
> bed.
>
> In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing
> green
> ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
>
> My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
> (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my
> problem,
> how do I solve it?
>
> I use Windows XP and Internet explorer

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"campden" wrote:

| I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing the
| cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly into
| the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf in
| bed.
|
| In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing green
| ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
|
| My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
| (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my problem,
| how do I solve it?
|
| I use Windows XP and Internet explorer

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"campden" <campden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F6A5F2C-C7DB-4B36-B97A-903CC446D8B6@microsoft.com...
>
>
> I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing
> the
> cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly
> into
> the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf
> in
> bed.
>
> In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing
> green
> ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
>
> My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
> (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my
> problem,
> how do I solve it?
>
> I use Windows XP and Internet explorer

Pull the socket out of the wall in the bedroom and look at the color of the
wires attached to the back of the socket. Now go down to the room where you
want your DSL to work and pull the socket out of the wall and make sure the
wires attached to it are the same color as the ones in the bedroom. If not,
make it so.

Otherwise, pcbutts1 offered the best solution so far.

Good Luck,

Carl

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begin  trojan.vbs ... On Wednesday 24 August 2005 09:44 am, Carey Frisch
[MVP] had this to say in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> GEEK SQUAD
> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] e=category
>
What a total jerk!

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campden wrote:

>
> I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing the
> cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly into
> the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf in
> bed.
>
> In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing green
> ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
>
> My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
> (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my problem,
> how do I solve it?
>
> I use Windows XP and Internet explorer


It's not internal wiring, it's the way the line filter is wired at the
interface box.

Call the phone company back and tell them to move the filter connections
at the interface box so the phone jack you want to use is the one that
is not filtered.

Steve

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Thanks for the idea, which I will try, but you would not believe the
difficulty I have been having in getting any sense out of them at all.

"Steve N." wrote:

> campden wrote:
>
> >
> > I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing the
> > cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly into
> > the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf in
> > bed.
> >
> > In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing green
> > ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
> >
> > My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
> > (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my problem,
> > how do I solve it?
> >
> > I use Windows XP and Internet explorer
>
>
> It's not internal wiring, it's the way the line filter is wired at the
> interface box.
>
> Call the phone company back and tell them to move the filter connections
> at the interface box so the phone jack you want to use is the one that
> is not filtered.
>
> Steve
>

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Thanks for the idea. I will have a look, but I am not confident about wiring
telephone circuits. Taking the top off the main socket is as far as i have
taken it so far.

"Vagabond Software" wrote:

> "campden" <campden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F6A5F2C-C7DB-4B36-B97A-903CC446D8B6@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing
> > the
> > cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly
> > into
> > the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf
> > in
> > bed.
> >
> > In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing
> > green
> > ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
> >
> > My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
> > (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my
> > problem,
> > how do I solve it?
> >
> > I use Windows XP and Internet explorer
>
> Pull the socket out of the wall in the bedroom and look at the color of the
> wires attached to the back of the socket. Now go down to the room where you
> want your DSL to work and pull the socket out of the wall and make sure the
> wires attached to it are the same color as the ones in the bedroom. If not,
> make it so.
>
> Otherwise, pcbutts1 offered the best solution so far.
>
> Good Luck,
>
> Carl
>
>
>

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Thanks for the information but i live in England and the company you
suggested does not operate here

"-rwxrw-r--" wrote:

> begin trojan.vbs ... On Wednesday 24 August 2005 09:44 am, Carey Frisch
> [MVP] had this to say in microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
> > GEEK SQUAD
> > http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] e=category
> >
> What a total jerk!
>
> --
> Have you been MicroShafted today?
> To mess up a Linux box, you need to work *at* it.
> To mess up a Windows box, you need to work *on* it.
>

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I am trying to get them to visit but they say there is no land line problem.
I have been getting a complete run around from them and am even thinking of
changing back to British Telecom. Thanks for the idea though and i will keep
trying.

"pcbutts1" wrote:

> Order inside wire maintenance through your phone company. Then call them up
> and tell them your DSL is not working even if they say they see no problem
> on the line you have to get a tech out to your place to see what you are
> talking about.
>
> --
>
>
> The best live web video on the internet http://www.seedsv.com/webdemo.htm
> NEW Embedded system W/Linux. We now sell DVR cards.
> See it all at http://www.seedsv.com/products.htm
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>
>
>
> "campden" <campden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F6A5F2C-C7DB-4B36-B97A-903CC446D8B6@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing
> > the
> > cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly
> > into
> > the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf
> > in
> > bed.
> >
> > In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing
> > green
> > ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
> >
> > My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
> > (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my
> > problem,
> > how do I solve it?
> >
> > I use Windows XP and Internet explorer
>
>
>

Jon
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Got microfilters in all your sockets?

Jon


"campden" <campden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:6F6A5F2C-C7DB-4B36-B97A-903CC446D8B6@microsoft.com...
>
>
> I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing
> the
> cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly
> into
> the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf
> in
> bed.
>
> In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing
> green
> ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
>
> My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
> (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my
> problem,
> how do I solve it?
>
> I use Windows XP and Internet explorer

dl
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wrong continent

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
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> GEEK SQUAD
> http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspag [...] e=category
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> "campden" wrote:
>
> | I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing
the
> | cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly
into
> | the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to
surf in
> | bed.
> |
> | In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing
green
> | ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
> |
> | My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the
ISP
> | (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my
problem,
> | how do I solve it?
> |
> | I use Windows XP and Internet explorer

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"campden" wrote:
>
> I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom,
> removing the cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging
> the modem directly into the socket. This is not a satisfactory
> solution as I do not plan to surf in bed.
>
> In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a
> flashing green ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
>
> My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and
> the ISP (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem.
> If it is my problem, how do I solve it?
>
> I use Windows XP and Internet explorer


It sounds like a microfilter problem - either all the other lines
run through the same lowpass microfilter or they each have
a lowpass microfilter on them - which is to keep the ADSL
signal out of the analog telephone devices. (The ADSL
modem has its own built-in highpass filter to keep telephone
noise out of its ADSL circuitry.) It's a simple re-wiring project
and most Do-It-Yourselfers do it themselves. But for more
info, check into the NG "comp.dcom.xdsl" . In your case, the
ADSL provider (which may be one side of the telco that is
contracted by the ISP side of the telco to provide the ADSL
connectivity) should give you more help - either in hardware
plus instructions or in sending out a technician to your premises.
Ask your ISP to provide you with the telephone no. of the
broadband (ADSL) department of the telco.

Be aware that if they do any wiring work on your premises'
side of the outside junction box, they're justified in charging
you a nominal extra fee for it - usually by the hour.

*TimDaniels*

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yes, thank you, but thank you for the idea

"Jon" wrote:

> Got microfilters in all your sockets?
>
> Jon
>
>
> "campden" <campden@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:6F6A5F2C-C7DB-4B36-B97A-903CC446D8B6@microsoft.com...
> >
> >
> > I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom, removing
> > the
> > cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging the modem directly
> > into
> > the socket. This is not a satisfactory solution as I do not plan to surf
> > in
> > bed.
> >
> > In other telephone sockets in other rooms, the modem has a flashing
> > green
> > ADSL light which means it is not working properly.
> >
> > My fixed line telephone supplier says is it not a line problem and the ISP
> > (the same company) says it is not a broadband problem. If it is my
> > problem,
> > how do I solve it?
> >
> > I use Windows XP and Internet explorer
>
>
>

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Thereisno problem contacting the other part of the telco, the only thing they
do is transfer me to whichever one I have not telephoned. They are talking
about £100 per hour, not so nominal, but I am now considering it as an option.

Thanks for your help

"Timothy Daniels" wrote:

> "campden" wrote:
> >
> > I can connect to broadband by moving the PC into my bedroom,
> > removing the cover from the telephone socket in there and plugging
> > the modem directly into the socket. This is not a satisfactory
> > solution as I do not plan