[vox-tech] OT: DSL Filters

[MB]

I have not used any of these, but I can imagine that they all work 
equally as well.  I could not tell from your diagrams that you had 
proposed using 2-line filters, but if you have a two line phone, then I 
would use a 2-line filter.

MB

Marc Elliot Hall wrote:

> MB wrote:
>
>> Have you tried searching the web for two line filters?
>>
>> http://www.twacomm.com/Catalog/Model_900LCC-2F-50.htm
>>
>> bottom of:
>> http://www.2wire.com/office/adap_fil.html
>>
>> http://www.telephonestuff.com/Catalog/Jmp_Suttle/Dept_ID_302.htm
>>
>> This would solve your problem?
>>
> Yes, I have searched for two-line filters. Thank you for the links. 
> However, my question was:
>
>>> I have a bunch of two-line phones; and I have two phone lines.
>>>
>>> Originally, my DSL was associated with my primary number. However, 
>>> my provider decided to stop doing the DSL thing, which prompted me 
>>> to find another ISP. To ensure seamless service, I activated DSL on 
>>> the second line and then cancelled DSL on the primary number.
>>>
>>> So, now I want to use my two-line phones with, get this, BOTH phone 
>>> lines. Unfortunately, although they have two pairs of pins at each 
>>> connector, it appears that my line filters (mPHASE Technologies 
>>> model DFMU2PL1001) do not pass the second line signal through to the 
>>> phones. Leaving the filter off allows me to use the second line, but 
>>> periodically disrupts the DSL service and results in a low 
>>> signal-to-noise ratio. I have tried different phone sets and 
>>> different filters to eliminate damaged hardware as the cause of this 
>>> problem.
>>
>
> <much snippage of ugly ASCII art>
>
>>> Has anyone else experienced similar issues with multi-line phones? 
>>> Were you able to resolve the problem without resorting to a filter 
>>> at the service entrance? Can anyone recommend a line filter that 
>>> will pass through signals on multiple pairs?
>>
>
> I'm looking for a RECOMMENDATION here -- not an unweighted link. Have 
> you used and do you recommend one of these products? Do you recommend 
> these vendors?
>