phone line question

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grasshoper

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Topic # 116514 1-May-2013 14:28

apologies if wrong section.

Just moved house, have adsl but only 1 of the 3 phone jacks work. Is there any easy way for me to figure out if the other two phone jacks are on a seperate line or if the jacks are faulty.

I want to put the adsl modem in another room with one of the jacks that isn't working. Would it be easier to just drill a hole in the floor and run a ethernet cable into said room where I want wired lan

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Reply # 809523 1-May-2013 14:30

If there is a dial tone then more likely there is a master splitter filter installed at demarcation point.

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Reply # 809527 1-May-2013 14:34

there is no dial tone on the other two jacks.

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Reply # 809548 1-May-2013 14:53

Call in a data cabling company or electrician to get it fixed.

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Reply # 809550 1-May-2013 14:58

So if it was a seperate line I would be getting dial tone?

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Reply # 809636 1-May-2013 16:14

grasshoper: So if it was a seperate line I would be getting dial tone?

Probably not. You might get disconnect tone.

Just give a local cabling company a call. Or if you are in Auckland PM coffeebaron on here.

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Reply # 809764 1-May-2013 19:54

chevrolux:
grasshoper: So if it was a seperate line I would be getting dial tone?

Probably not. You might get disconnect tone.

Just give a local cabling company a call. Or if you are in Auckland PM coffeebaron on here.

will do! I'm not getting any tone at all, chordless phone doesnt even detect they are plugged in. Not in Auckland or I would.

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Reply # 809765 1-May-2013 20:09

grasshoper:
chevrolux:
grasshoper: So if it was a seperate line I would be getting dial tone?

Probably not. You might get disconnect tone.

Just give a local cabling company a call. Or if you are in Auckland PM coffeebaron on here.

will do! I'm not getting any tone at all, chordless phone doesnt even detect they are plugged in. Not in Auckland or I would.

What part of the country are you in? I also do Waikato / BOP areas.

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