phone/dsl help?

Question

Okay read carefully could be complicated..
okay we only have one phone jack in our house that works and i need two phones and my dsl to work through it . Okay in my mother n laws room is where the phone jack is she has her phone cord and our dsl cord connected to a dsl/phone splitter. well we also need the phone in our room to work because she only has a cord phone and i need a cordless for my WAH job. We bought another splitter and connected our phone line into it and our dsl cord into it . well our dsl will work but our phone wont. My mom told me to get a filter. I bought a dsl filter today which i have no idea what it does but my internet worked but the phone did not. Ive tried everything. But i cant get two phones and my internet running all at the same time.. If you need any more information to be able to help me im open for email. This has just been a huge headache and no one can seem to help!

Answer 1

First of all check the new splitter you bought. You need to see if it designed for two phones or two separate lines. If it is for two separate lines, it will never work. The pins are configured differently. Second, try each set to eliminate any problem in the phones by checking them individually in the jack. Third, while you do need a filter for the line, that is more for the benefit of your DSL than anything else.

Lastly, when you daisy chain this much equipment over splitters, this is a problem waiting to happen. I would greatly recommend having another jack installed.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

instead of using dsl why dont you try running the internet through your cable line and get a splitter for the phones that way it might work i think thats what my husband said

Answer 3

Are there 2 lines with 2 different numbers? If so, it might be better to simply wire it so you have your own fone and DSL, and your mother in law has hers separeately.

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