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| 45240 | 2002-04-23 09:30:00 | I have 4 phone sockets, 3 with phones and the other is my computer. When I disconnect the Telecom RenTel411 phone my connection speed, Paradise and ZFree, increases from 44,000bps to 49,333bps. The other 2 phones make no difference, they are at least 8 years old(Telecom Compact 100 and a Dick Smith) I got a new RenTel411 today and it is exactly the same. Has anyone got any ideas? Is this a known issue with this type of phone? Should I buy another type of phone, and how do I make sure that it wont have this problem? |
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| 45241 | 2002-04-23 09:46:00 | Have you tried using different phone is in the same socket (ie. try your old phone in the socket that you found causing problems). JM |
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| 45242 | 2002-04-23 09:56:00 | It is not a socket fault, as it doesn't matter where I put each of the phones. The 2 old phones don't affect connection speed in any socket. The RenTel411 that I took back, and the new one, affect the connection speed in all sockets. |
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| 45243 | 2002-04-23 10:22:00 | Hi Why rent a phone? These days you can get them from the Warehouse, DSE, Leemings etc for $20.00. How much do you pay in monthly phone rental? J. |
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| 45244 | 2002-04-23 10:59:00 | I have not got around to buying another phone, but it looks like I will have to now. $4.01 /month. I can splash out a whole years rental and spend $50 on a new one, but how do I make sure that it wont stuff up my connection? |
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| 45245 | 2002-04-24 05:28:00 | Some phones have rechargeable batteries for memory backup (saved numbers, etc). When the charging circuit is pulling current, that is a load on the line. That could easily cut down the amplitude of the high frequencies. That would cut your modem rate. '56k' bit/sec is REALLY pushing the technology. It's going through a 2.4kHz bandwidth channel. It's all magic, and if your fingers get uncrosssed, it doesn't work as well. | Guest (0) | ||
| 45246 | 2002-04-24 13:27:00 | I rang Telecom about this today. They had not heard of this before, and tested my line. The result was very good. The lady at Telecom said she had 2 of these phones and they didn't affect her connection speed. I invested 11 months rental on a TEAC memory phone, from the red shed,hooked it up, crossed my fingers and dialled up. 49,333bps again, so the rental phone is history. Must be just one of things that makes computers so much fun! |
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