[BC] Phone Ringing Causes DSL Disconnection

[Tom Dimeo]

I actually got to the website with such a long URL, thanks.

My ISP is pa.net and until a few weeks ago they used a 
direct connection with Verizon for DSL service.  Then, for 
some reason, they started going through a third party who, 
they claim, also uses a direct connection with 
Verizon.  They say there was no physical wiring change but 
only a profile change to where my username and password 
authenticate to but that's when I started having 
problems.  I know third parties are supposed to cooperate 
with each other but in reality I've found it just doesn't 
happen!  The ISP is going to change my service back to 
connecting directly with Verizon.  Also, the ISP convinced 
Verizon to do a thorough check of my line down to the NID 
on Monday.

Another factor that enters into this problem is that about 
two weeks after my problems began, I was having trouble 
with my phone line and Verizon claimed that water got into 
the line but it all had been corrected.  Kind of makes me 
wonder about that too.

Anyway, after Verizon comes on Monday I'm going to install 
one of those filters right at the NID to separate the data 
line from the phone line and see how it goes.

Thanks for all the replies.

Tom

** Message Separater **
 >Get one of these DSL filters. Unlike Microfilters, which 
pass >the raw line to the DSL modem and (only) low pass 
filter the >phone connection, this has a high pass filter 
in series with >the DSL modem, which filters out the ring 
and talk from it.
 >
 >http://cgi.ebay.com/DSL-Splitter-POTS-Filter-Increase-Computer-Speed_W0QQitemZ360231927968QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCC_Modems?hash=item53df7f00a0
 >
 >I use one and it increased my speeds by about 7%.