Filter the phone jack with modem?

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fruitleader
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Filter the phone jack with modem?

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Should i put a filter where my modem is? Does it slow it down or something?
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not on the modem everyphone, alram and satalite jack :thumb:
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So i put a filter in every phone jack, EXCEPT the one where my modem connects to right?
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Too bad my phone and my modem share the same phone jack.. So i don't know what to do.
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you ened to get a spitter where you can have the phoen fiter and the one to modem is not
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Oh i believe i have one.. a phone splitter.
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Can the filter affect the speed of my internet? Like if i filter the modem >.<
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no probably not the speed on the modem however you might have promblems connecting
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