| Two DSL lines through one phone jack? The phone jacks in our house are set up to service two phone lines. But, the face plate only has one connector and is currently servicing line 1.
Another family member wants to add a dry-loop DSL line (line 2) for his own internet access in the same room where I need to keep my DSL modem/router (on line 1.)
Is there an adapter that we can use so that the single jack can service both DSL lines without having to pay someone to install a two line face plate or drop another line into the room? |
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| There is not an adapter per se, but a new telephone wall jack box for servicing 2 different telephone numbers at the same wall location. Information here »www.acehardware.com/info/index.j···289233#B, and »www.homephonewiring.com/connect2.html and »www.microcenter.com/single_produ···=0347698 |
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 jimkyleBtrieve GuyPremium
join:2002-10-20
Oklahoma City, OK
kudos:2
·AT&T Southwest
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said by katarina:Is there an adapter that we can use so that the single jack can service both DSL lines without having to pay someone to install a two line face plate or drop another line into the room? No, but it's not difficult to replace the faceplate with a two-line faceplate.
When you open the faceplate up, you'll find wires connected to the screws on the back of the jack, and two additional wires that still have their insulation and are not connected to anything (at least you will if the house was originally wired, as mine was, to allow for dual-line expansion). Just buy a dual faceplate, hook one jack up exactly the same way the current one is connected, and connect the previously unused wires to the other jack after removing their insulation to allow contact.
If you don't have four wires in the cable itself, then you will have to run another line, and hiding it in the wall is best left to professional installers. They could still route it into the existing box and hook it up to a dual faceplate, or could install a totally separate box and plate.
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 wayjacPremium,MVM
join:2001-12-22
Indy | reply to katarina
said by katarina:Is there an adapter that we can use so that the single jack can service both DSL lines without having to pay someone to install a two line face plate or drop another line into the room? This adapter will isolate two wire pairs
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 NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
kudos:9
·SONIC.NET
·Pacific Bell - SBC
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said by katarina:Is there an adapter that we can use so that the single jack can service both DSL lines without having to pay someone to install a two line face plate or drop another line into the room?
I use the one shown by wayjac  :
Multiline adapter.
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jimkyleBtrieve GuyPremium
join:2002-10-20
Oklahoma City, OK
kudos:2 Reviews:
·AT&T Southwest
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But that only works if the jack is wired for a two-line system, which means both lines connected -- and such a jack doesn't always work properly with a single-line device plugged into it...
If the jack is only wired for a single line, no adapter can magically add the extra line connection to it.
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NormanSPremium,MVM
join:2001-02-14
San Jose, CA
kudos:9 Reviews:
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| But the OP specifically stated:
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The phone jacks in our house are set up to service two phone lines.
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Norman
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 d_lBarsoomPremium,MVM
join:2002-12-08
Reno, NV
kudos:7 | reply to katarina
Will AT&T even let you have two DSL lines at one billing address anymore? Maybe if the second DSL account is billed separately there might not be a problem?
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scross
join:2002-09-13
Cordova, TN | reply to katarina
The L1/L2 adapter shown above should be available at Radio Shack and maybe a few other places. I've bought at least a couple of them at RS over the years; hopefully they still carry this in their stores. But be careful what you purchase, because your average line-sharing adapter that can be found almost anywhere is not the same device. I've also run into a few DSL devices which were pre-wired to use L2, meaning that you could plug them directly into a regular, fully-wired 4-pin jack and they would still work. |
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 maartenaElmoPremium
join:2002-05-10
Orange, CA
kudos:1 | reply to katarina
If you want to beautify it a bit more, you could also replace the wall plate with one that has 2 connectors, and then proceed to connect each line to its own wall plate connector. The wall plate might cost you $2, and the two connectors maybe $3 each or so, so you would be done for probably about the same price (or less) as the adapter.
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