Comments on: Setting up T-Mobile @Home (Free at last!)

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:19:01 +0000

@Jon I still need to separate the voice from the dsl. I have orange, yellow, blue, white and black wires attached to the outside box (old type) and to the jack(s) inside. If I just ask the phone co. to turn off the voice, I am afraid they will turn both off. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:15:28 +0000

@ray I have orange, yellow, blue, white and black wires attached a the outside box (old type) and to the jack(s) inside. Any other suggestions would be much appreciated.

By: ray

ray — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:40:53 +0000

Yeah William, everything should work out great with your setup. Just connect the “internet” port on the t-mobile router into any port on your router connected to the cable modem.

By: William

William — Sat, 30 May 2009 19:56:58 +0000

Hey. I know this thread hasn’t been updated in a few months but I am just now finding it.

I just singed up for this service today and now I am getting concerned.
I am allowed to make and receive calls normally correct? I understand that if my internet goes out it won’t work but other than that no problems?

Also I have my internet through my cable company, therefore it is connected to a router. That router will route to the new Tmobile one correct and still be able to connect the internet to my computer?

Thanks!

By: dcallen

dcallen — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:35:27 +0000

Hi Ray,
Just got back from vacation…Acapulco was great!
Before I left I spoke with VerizonDSL and they informed that to replace the current service with the dry loop I need to discontinue the current service and it will take a week to installed the dry loop. I am completing some online chores (bill paying, etc.) before I give the go ahead to VerizonDSL.

Why can’t the above-stated solution for Jon work for me? Thanks.

By: ray

ray — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:07:57 +0000

Jon, you’ll need to run the DSL on a different pair of wires. So if your house is currently running on the blue pair of wires go out to the box and disconnect those. Then tie down the orange pair (or any other color) to the posts where the blue ones used to be (make note of which post the solid wire was tied to and which one the striped one was tied to – make sure you tie down the orange ones the same way). Now go to the phone jack your DSL modem is plugged into and remove the blue pair and tie down the orange (again paying attention to the striped and solid). That should work.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:00:11 +0000

How can I disconnect my old landline at the box outside or elsewhere without disconnecting my DSL service?

By: ray

ray — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:51:56 +0000

That’s good news dcallen. I am glad it worked out for you! Thanks for stopping by with the update.

By: dcallen

dcallen — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:18:41 +0000

@ray
Thanks, Ray. Since my post I ‘chatted online’ with a Verizon rep and he assured me that I can continue to have VerizonDSL service without their landline tel service. Also, my internet research indicates that this service –called “naked dsl”, “standalone dsl” or “dry loop dsl” — is being offered more and more since lots of users have given up their landline and shifted to cellular service as a practical matter.
I found this link to be useful http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2F2006%2Fs1710%2F14s10%2F14s10.asp

By: ray

ray — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 01:36:08 +0000

Best bet is to call Verizon. I don’t know their policy specifically but each Bell seems to treat this case differently. Some require that you have a landline in order to have the DSL service and recently some have been allowing you get DSL without any local phone service. You would have to call them know what they are allowing your area.