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Broadband Related => Broadband Technology => Topic started by: tickmike on November 16, 2006, 01:08:55 AM

Title: Phone Line Signal Boosters.
Post by: tickmike on November 16, 2006, 01:08:55 AM

Hello .

This will tax your grey mater !.
So I live about 3.5kl from the exchange with plenty of line losses Etc., so I was thinking is there any way to boost the signal from my phone line before it goes into my router ?.and hence improve my up and download speeds.
Maybe a 'bi-directional amplifier' to boost the gain ?.
Has it been tried ?
Is it worth trying?.
Will it work.?
There seems to be similar 'black box's' in the USA for cable internet !.

Michael

Title: Re: Phone Line Signal Boosters.
Post by: roseway on November 16, 2006, 07:27:56 AM

I don't think so. As far as I know, those signal boosters are for voice signals only. They have the same effect as getting BT to increase the gain of your line, which does nothing for ADSL.

Eric

Title: Re: Phone Line Signal Boosters.
Post by: mr_chris on November 16, 2006, 07:47:19 AM

Besides, any form of amplifier (which is what a signal booster is) will also boost the noise level too, and introduce some of its own.  So it would actually make the overall signal worse rather than better.