why is my phone line incompatable with broadband?

Answer 1

It will be because it is too far from the exchange or because the exchange already has its complement of traffic or because the line to your house is not capable of carrying digital data.

You need to contact your telephone provider to see if an upgrade to your line is possible.

Another (and rather more expensive) option is satellite broadband - but that depends very much on where you are located and whether anyone is offering that service in your area.

Answer 2

It could be a number of things.
1. you are too far away from the DSLAM which provides the DSL signal. There are 2 basic types, central office based and remote terminals. You have to be physically located within a 20,000 foot range in order to push the signal to your home.
2. your circut may be within range, but has loads on it that are detrimental to the DSL signal. These include bridge taps, load coils and pair gains. These are in place to improve the dial tone signal (which is a requirement) but unfortunately cannot push the DSL (not a requirement).
3. your circut may be within range, but the acutal cable makeup also plays a part. the larger the gauge cable, the shorter the distance it will support a DSL signal.

Answer 3

There are many possibilities: your wires may be too old and conducting too poorly to accommodate broadband; there may be old filters on the line which block transmission above 4000Hz stopping broadband), or you may simply be too far away from the phone switchpoint to accommodate ADSL.

Can you get a cable modem instead?

Answer 4

Where do you live?

Answer 5

you haven't exactly given us much to go on have you.

Answer 6

No idea

Answer 7

could be old copper......