another broadband problem

[majove]

phone socket is in a hallway,pc is 10-12 foot from socket,if i attach filter at the socket,and attach modem, i cannot receive broadband reception on the pc,so it seems i cannot use  an extension lead

[alunrw]

Would something like this do the trick - this is the same problem I had and the lead works fine - there shouldnt be any reason why an extension lead will affect Broadband?- in fact I have maybe 3 or 4 leads between the PC and telephone socket:-)

http://www.cableuniverse.co.uk/catalog/index.php?main_pa ge=product_info&cPath=24&products_id=66

[Mattk]

why cant you use an ext lead ? it no different to plugging straight into wall.

my phone socket is also in the hall,my pc is also 10-12 feet from socket so how come i use an ext lead no problem ? 

[Ralph]

I appreciate you got conflicting advice in your last question, but it might be worth connecting the filter to the end of the extension lead, as long as you don't then connect a phone to the start of it with a splitter. In theory, all you're doing is moving the socket closer to the computer, which makes very little difference to an electron! You do need to think about the distances involved, especially with an inexpensive extension lead, as you will suffer losses, but the distances you're talking about are pretty small (as long as you're only using a lead long enough for the job and not one of those big reel things with just a bit unwound!).

[TEAK36]

My brother had exactly the same problem.His PC is about 20 feet from the wall socket.Every time he connected the modem to a USB port he got the usual mesaage that a new device was found, but he simply could not connect to the internet.After much messing round it was discoved that the modem Wannado had sent him was faulty.They sent him a new one and it worked fine.Perhaps your modn is faulty.