[ale] [OT]: dsl splitter?

[dcorbin at machturtle.com (David Corbin)]

On Saturday 02 April 2005 11:13 am, Mike Murphy wrote:
> its the divide that you can put at the heart of your phone network that
> splits DSL from voice (thus eliminating filters on all your phones). Its
> preferred, even required, when you're telco setup includes an alarm.
>

Why is this any different than applying a filter right inside the house, and 
then running all the phones off the one side?

David