> I agree with you on this. The cost of the 5 individual
> splitters is more than the Telecom install costs too so it
> would have been a cheaper option in the first instance.
> When they do the install what they install is yours so if
> you move you can take it with you.
>
> Right now I am using one DSE splitter and it is fine.
> Adding 5 to one phone connection is, for you, a problem
> and I suspect they have an impact on the system equal to a
> normal phone (maybe a bit less but not a lot). There are
> limits to the number of "ringer equivalent" devices you
> are allowed on the line and I am sure it is a lot less
> than the 5 phones you have and the 5 splitters you have.

It depends on the phones used (all phones sold in NZ should
say I believe) but from what I recalled, 5 phones should be
just around the limit so in theory it should be fine. Unless
of course the filters or DSL modem reduces the ringer
equivalent number.

> If this is what is causing your prob you could get a
> booster for the line. I have used one before but it was a
> plug in device to which I connected some equipment - a fax
> , phone, answer machine and one external ringer.
>
> Maybe get Telecom to test your line to see how many phones
> they think you have connected when you have your router up
> and running and causing the prob.

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