Unplugging all the phones while it works out whether there's a signal or not can be a good thing. If you have a lot of things connected to the line it can exceed the capacity -- in the sense that five phones draw too much current on a line with an REN rating of 4. For some reason, computers are particularly sensitive; I could never get a modem connection faster than 33 kB/s (and frequently about 19) unless I unplugged the phone at the old flat ...
... of course, ADSL is supposed to be more robust. Once it's hooked up, I've found it mostly stays online, but it takes a while to get there ....
And, most especially, thank you for the chocolate!
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Date: 2003-10-28 02:47 am (UTC)... of course, ADSL is supposed to be more robust. Once it's hooked up, I've found it mostly stays online, but it takes a while to get there ....
And, most especially, thank you for the chocolate!