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- From: ahill@boi.hp.com (Andy Hill)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,sci.electronics.misc,comp.dcom.modems
- Subject: Re: 60Hz buzz on phone line & modem problems
- Date: Fri, 05 Jan 1996 02:57:04 GMT
- Organization: LaserJets by Bill & Dave
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- dougrud@blarg.net (Doug Rudoff) wrote:
- >My step-mom's house's phone line has a very loud 60 Hz buzz. Any
- >suggestions on how to get rid of it?
- >It affects modem connections. The 2400 baud modem she has on her
- >computer system can connect, but when I use my Global Village
- >Powerport Gold (14.4 kbaud) I have no luck connecting even when I set
- >it to connect at 2400 baud.
- >In lieu of fixing the buzz for the phone line are there any filters
- >that will help the modem?
- >
- Can you narrow down where the noise is being induced?
-
- First off, I'd probably disconnect all lines inside the house from the
- main box, and rig up a temporary connection to monitor the line
- quality coming into the house. If you still hear the noise, then it's
- time to bitch to the phone company.
-
- If it ain't coming in from outside, then connecting each line, one at
- a time, while monitoring the noise should help narrow down the
- problem. The problem may be due to a phone line being run parallel
- to an power line for too long, or it may be that another appliance
- (such as an answering machine, 120V-line-powered phone, or a modem) is
- inducing the noise on the line. Connecting these up one at a time
- should help narrow the problem down, if that's the case.
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