On 9 Oct 2006 at 13:08, Wayne Johnson wrote: > All tho not urgent I've a question about DSL that I've not seen > answered anywhere. Once the phone company hooks one up to DSL does > the customer have the digital service long after they've stopped > using the phone co as an ISP or does the phone company actually turn > the DSL service off to the residence?
If they have a clue, then yes. The other end of the modem, aka the headend in cable terminology is known as the DSLAM (forget what that stands for). They have a modem card on that end, once they turn that off, the modem on your end stops working. If you are refering to the digitizing of the phone line via a pots splitter or mictofilters, once the isp turns off your port, it's as if you never had dsl before, generally you won't notice any difference with the filters in place even with service disabled. > In other words do the DSL filters have to be used forever & how does > one tell if has been turned off or not? Pretty simple the dsl sync light will no longer be on, on the modem. As to the filters, you can remove them once service is disabled. There are no real use otherwise. You can in many cases even run WITHOUT any filters, however 1 of 3 things will happen 1) your dsl speed will be slow, especially when a phone or other device on the line is active 2) your dsl sync will drop and you won't have any connectivity as in number 1 3) aack, and I've forgotten what the third option will be.... Obviously, this is not a recommended setup. -- Harondel J. Sibble Sibble Computer Consulting Creating solutions for the small business and home computer user. [EMAIL PROTECTED] (use pgp keyid 0x3AD5C11D) http://www.pdscc.com (604) 739-3709 (voice/fax) (604) 686-2253 (pager) -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
