RJ11 to BT Socket?

Started by Simon, Jun 22, 2015, 17:23:30

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Simon

Jun 22, 2015, 17:23:30
I wanted a cheapish corded phone, as we had a power cut the other night and of course, none of my DECT phones worked, and my mobile signal at home is abysmal.  I found a Siemens one on Amazon, which arrived today, but the supplied lead has what I think is an RJ11 connector on both ends, so no connector to a BT socket.  Rather than go to the hassle of returning the phone, (although I know I really should), I'm wondering if a cheap adapter would work (a couple of quid), or is this likely to create havoc with my broadband? 
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nowster

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Jun 22, 2015, 17:50:29
Got an old ADSL microfilter not doing anything? Plug the phone lead in the ADSL socket...

Simon

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Jun 22, 2015, 18:37:34
Quote from: nowster on Jun 22, 2015, 17:50:29
Got an old ADSL microfilter not doing anything? Plug the phone lead in the ADSL socket...

Oh!  I didn't think you could do that.   :red:
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nowster

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Jun 22, 2015, 21:02:44
Quote from: Simon on Jun 22, 2015, 18:37:34
Oh!  I didn't think you could do that.   :red:
Just make sure that the phone's connection passes through a filtered socket on its way back to the master socket. If you've got VDSL (eg. FTTC) OpenReach will have probably fitted a filter on the front of the master socket anyway.
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