On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 5:54:25 AM CEST Ian Zimmerman wrote: > On 2020-04-06 22:14, Dale wrote: > > I have DSL and it isn't to fast to begin with. At > > times tho, I'm only getting about 20 or 30% of what I should. > > Are you often on the phone at those times? May it be poor filtering? > > At my last residence - also "in the sticks", LOL - we had to give up on > DSL completely, because 6 times out of 10 when we got a phone call the > internet dropped. Seriously. We're not proud to support the Comcast > monopoly, but what a difference.
This is likely caused by NOT having a filter for every device. Longer version: DSL requires a splitter/filter between the wall-socket (where the phone normally plugs in) and the DSL modem. It also has a 2nd connection for the phone. This filter needs to be installed between ALL phone-wall-sockets and any device plugged in. (Alternatively, you place the filter at the main entry-point and connect the router from that filter and run the "phone" port to the rest of the house.)
