Hope this helps someone else. I had an ongoing DSL speed problems and after much go-round with Verizon the problem was finally figured out.

One or more of our little DSL in-line filters was failing. I could have replaced them all but the long term solution was to install what is called a whole house filter or POTS (plain old telephone system) Splitter. Essentially this splitter is connected to your incoming wires from the phone company at the NID (network interface device) and then splits out into separate voice and data lines. On the data side you should connect in a data quality cable like CAT5 or CAT6 directly to your DSL modem. The splitter I installed was a Wilcom PS-11 (http://www.wilcominc.com/Item.cfm?ProdID=39) and very easy to connect up. Brought my speed up from ~1.6 on upload to 2.9-3.1 which is good because I'm paying for a 3.0 x 1.5 connection.

That would be great..... if I knew what it all ment...lol

Would they need to bring in another wire for the modem ?

same here. i was paying for the 3.0 and getting 1.5
i had a computer buddy check it out for me and we found the modem/router although working, was was slowing things down. i called bellsouth and they sent a new one. now i hit 3.0-3.2 :)

Doug,

Uses your same incoming phone line from your phone company. Where you need to run a new line is from the splitter in the NID to your DSL router. I run my own lines and do the termination as I've done this stuff for years. If you are not familiar or comfortable running wiring like this you might see if any of your phone company techs will do it as a side job. Depending on how your house is setup this could take as little as an hour to do.

Filters in the NID are much more dependable than inline filters. We hardly ever have to replace one and we have been offering DSL at my company for over ten years now. Phone companies started using inline filters with the self-install kits - all to save a truck roll for the company. As far as runnning a new wire from the NID to the computer modem, I think if you will try it yourself, you will find there really isn't much to it. Just match the colors like they are wired at the existing jacks within your house. You really can't mess it up if you follow what is already in place.:thumbsup: