Smells Like Burnt Circuitry

[billroper]

The DSL filter on the line that our portable phone is attached to has gone bad. This was fairly easily confirmed by plugging it into a good DSL filter. Unfortunately, the phone and answering machine are attached through the wall jack in the kitchen, so I wanted to get another DSL filter in the same format. This made a good excuse to go to Fry's.

Well, it turns out that every wall jack filter they had was open box. Ok, fine. I took the sealed package home and opened it up tonight. The first thing I notice is the distinctive smell of burnt circuits. The second thing I notice is that it doesn't work.

So it is going back to Fry's tomorrow and I will get a DSL filter somewhere else.

But I am really annoyed that they put this piece of crap back on their shelves.