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Posted by KS on August 17, 2006, 8:02 pm
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Carl Navarro wrote:
>
> >Hello,
> >
> >I'm new here- in fact- as you will soon discover- I'm not even a
> >lurker- all this technology is over my head.
> >
> >We have kind of a mystery here at home. Where we lived before, we had
> >cable through Time-Warner, and we also opted to have our internet and
> >digital phone service through them. It worked out really well because
> >Bell South (the Ma Bell company here) charged us so much more, where
> >Time-Warner has free unlimited local and long distance for just $39.99
> >a month. Well, when we moved we called Time-Warner to come and start up
> >our service here. The cable (TV) and computer started working
> >immediately, but our digital phone service only works upstairs in the
> >office, and the only reason it's working is because it's plugged
> >directly into the modem next to the computer.. that's the only way they
> >could get it to work- but it should work in any jack in the house once
> >the guy comes out and connects it- with digital phone service once one
> >jack works- it sends a signal to each jack in the house and they all
> >work-right? There is a phone jack downstairs which is not working
> >which we need to have working, and also one in our bedroom we would
> >like to have working, so we don't have to have the phone in just one
> >place in the house- on the computer desk. We've had 3 cable guys out
> >here, and then a 4th one who is not just a regular "cable guy", but a
> >technician who is contracted out by Time Warner- with different tools,
> >to try to get the other jacks working. He went under the house and he
> >says it's a mystery- because the jacks are wired and connected
> >correctly, and he himself has no idea why they aren't working. So he's
> >going to refer it back to Time Warner, and I know it's just going to go
> >on and on. But he did have a suggestion. The people who lived here
> >before had ethernet- there are ethernet cables in almost all the rooms.
> > He said we could use them for phone service- but he doesn't know who
> >would be able to do that. My husband and I have never been clear on
> >what ethernet is- we have a vague idea that it is for networking
> >computers- so how would it work for phone service? Anyone know? Can
> >someone explain it to us and suggest who we would call?
>
> Ghostbusters :-)
LOL. That's what I think:-)
>
> You have one chance to do this yourself. If you have a phone jack
> upstairs near the computer, try plugging the modem (probably Analog
> Terminal Adapter) into that jack and plug a regular telephone into the
> jacks downstairs.
>
> If all the jacks are multipled together, you may be able to backfeed
> the whole house from the upstairs room and, if you're lucky, the cable
> is not connected outside to the world. You could use a standard "T"
> adapter to get service at the upstairs location.
>
> If any of this fails, try looking in the phone book under Telephone
> Equipment and Dealers---
>
> Carl Navarro
>
OK- I'll pass this on to my hubby- he's good with electronics, but he's
never heard of this.
If anyone else has any suggestions, please pass them on.
Thanks alot,
Karen
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