Re: [nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines.

2011-05-20 Thread Nathanael Ries
Just wanted to send a quick 'Thank You' to df9 for the tip on adding a balun to the wire, that led me to find out more about Ferrite chokes, I might end up doing this at my apartment as well. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to th

Re: [nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines.

2011-05-20 Thread Gabrial Casey
Init strings are handy for compensating line noise for modems. http://www.56k.com/inits/ dsl is more affected by the distance from the CO. Most line noise is a product of weathered infrastructure internal lines are usually are not the issue. Look at the line from the building to the pole IMO. Gabr

Re: [nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines.

2011-05-20 Thread Perkins, Jerry
JMJ wrote: I'm finally considering getting a home broadband internet connection of some sort. I could probably buy DSL, then cancel it if the lines don't allow it to function well. but I'd rather avoid the hassle. Thanks for any input! Over the last 10 years we have been very happy with DS

Re: [nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines.

2011-05-19 Thread Paul Boniol
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 11:35 AM, JMJ wrote: > Greetings, > > I'm finally considering getting a home broadband internet connection of some > sort.  It occurred to me that since I rarely, if ever, see a dial-up > connection speed over 33.6k, DSL would probably also be hampered by the old > copper l

RE: Re: [nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines.

2011-05-19 Thread john
--- Subject :Re: [nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines. >From :mailto:farn...@gmail.com Date :Thu May 19 12:23:43 America/Chicago 2011 Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" g

Re: [nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines.

2011-05-19 Thread Andrew Farnsworth
You could research how far you are from a DSL junction... the closer you are the better chance you have at a good strong clean signal. The better the signal the faster the data throughput. Andy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post t

Re: [nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines.

2011-05-19 Thread Jim Peterson
Honestly, you'll probably be fine, unless you are expecting pristine, noise-free signal for a sensitive, secure connection. The only way to know for sure is to get hooked up & see what happens! -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. JMJ wrote: Greetings, I'm f

[nlug] [OT] Old apartment building means old copper lines.

2011-05-19 Thread JMJ
Greetings, I'm finally considering getting a home broadband internet connection of some sort. It occurred to me that since I rarely, if ever, see a dial-up connection speed over 33.6k, DSL would probably also be hampered by the old copper lines/connections within the 45 y/o apartment building