I'm probably being dumb here but I've got to ask. I'm moving house in a few weeks and all of the above are turning into one huge nightmare. NTL who I currently have broadband with don't provide any services (so I'll be paying for internet I don't use for a few months), neither do Telewest so I'm having to go all separates (expensive!).

My question is - can a telephone, ADSL router and Sky box all be plugged into one telephone socket, as there's no way I'm paying £125 for BT to come out and install one!

Cheers!

As far as I'm aware you'd just need a splitter, but make sure it has a built in filter to separate out the broadband signal so you can use your phone at the same time.

Have a look at Kitz's site (http://kitz.co.uk/adsl/adsl.htm) her site is a wealth of infomation.

Cheers for the replies, all good information but i was aware the phone and ADSL work together as all this info is on the broadband suppliers' websites. What doesn't seem to be anywhere is whether the Sky TV box can also be plugged into the same socket :confused:

Yes, any item that connects to the phone line must go through a microfilter, eg. Fax Machine, Sky TV Box, Telephones, Analogue dialup modems, burglar alarms.
If an extension cable is used from the BT phone socket to the router, then the microfilter must be fitted at the router end of the extension and NOT the BT wall socket end.

The Sky telephone cable comes with a socket for your phone. Plug your microfilter into the main socket, and then plug the Sky cable into the microfilter, and then your phone into the socket on the Sky cable.

The Sky telephone cable comes with a socket for your phone. Plug your microfilter into the main socket, and then plug the Sky cable into the microfilter, and then your phone into the socket on the Sky cable.

Brilliant, thanks Ann that's exactly what I needed to know. Thanks to all who replied!