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Default Is it hard to install DSL yourself?


"Cheri" gserviceatinreachdotcom wrote in message
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I have been trying to get DSL, and they all want to send a kit (assuring me
since I am not a technical person at all) that it's very easy to install by
yourself. Has anyone here done that, and is it easy? I mean, really
easy...like any moron could do it easy? :-)

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Cheri

Pretty easy to do. You have to install filters on all the phones. They just
plug into the wall outlet and then plug the phone into the filter.
Be sure not to plug the modem into a filter. There is a special filter for
wall phones that hangs on the wall bracket and then hang the phone on that
filter.
Don't forget answering machines (if they are separate from the phone) and
fax machines.
If you have a phone that has one or more remote units, only the main unit
that has its own phone line needs a filter . The remote units do not need a
filter.
If you have a monitored alarm system, call the company and tell them to come
out and install a filter on their system.

The hookups to the modem and computer etc is straight forward. Cables are
different colors and the directions with the kit will tell you which cable
goes where.

Charlie