2 isp's on one bt line?

yfas29 · 15 Mar 2007 at 15:35

Hi.

Does anyone know if it's possible to have two isp's on one BT line?

Kell_ee001 · 15 Mar 2007 at 15:39

I don't think it is - you need 1 line per ISP.

WotDa · 15 Mar 2007 at 15:40

Kell_ee001 said:
You need 1 line per ISP.

Wrong forum too.

- Oh my, that was moved quick! :/

When you get your seperate lines you can bundle the 2 together to 'double' your speed if you so wish. I assume your ISP needs to support that too.

yfas29 · 15 Mar 2007 at 15:44

Sorry about posting in the wrong forum! And thanks for the replies

LoadsaMoney · 15 Mar 2007 at 18:07

Not possible at all im afraid.

oddjob62 · 15 Mar 2007 at 18:42

You could have 1 ADSL and 1 dialup. If you really wanted.

shuntfield · 15 Mar 2007 at 19:14

As I understand it, there are some countries that allow, multiple ADSL ISP's on one line.

Here I'm told that a Service provider lock is a function implimented by the regulator and see no reason to lift this situation.

I am also led to believe that should the lock not be in force then you could in practice just change log in name and the RADIUS server at BT (assuming you are on BT) will just route you to the different ISP.

OFCOM - a regulator thats pointless, if they had any teeth, they'd make all LLU and Cable operators have a USO as well, instead of just cherry picking.

Shunts...

tolien · 15 Mar 2007 at 20:18

Here I'm told that a Service provider lock is a function implimented by the regulator and see no reason to lift this situation.

Wrong. Ofcom certainly don't force BTw to use Service Selection Barring.

There's nothing stopping you having more than one realm on the SSB list, but you couldn't connect to them both at once, and most ISPs won't do the work that's needed.

shuntfield · 15 Mar 2007 at 20:56

I think that might have been going back to some discssions I had with BTw broadband campaigners many years ago, my memory is being used for something else now!

Shunts...