Mellotronists

Dear All,

Will ny of you with an understanding of Broadband connectivity come to my rescue as neither AOL or my line provider can advise.

I had broadband for six months without a hitch. Four weeks ago the telephone line suddenly went noisy when using the handset of the phone and I could hear the modem talking despite a filter. I exchanged the filter twice but the problem persists. Now it has become worse as I have to lift the receiver on the phone until I can hear the modem make connection and then unplug the handset as replacing it disconnects the broadband reception. Where I live is rural and the feed to my house is still two copper wires. However, this proved no problem for the first 6 months. What changed, what can I do, how is the phone interacting when it didn't before? Any help from the list would be much appreciated.

Frustrated beyond sodding belief,

Martinge