2 Internet connections?

Fuggan · 18 Mar 2009 at 22:44

Well basically I'm sick to ******* death of getting lagged out whilst playing due to some other fools downloading **** via the net, so I'm wondering if it's possible to get a new phone line put directly into my bedroom and a 2nd internet connection through that? Just for me. :rolleyes:

Anyone got similar problems or setups in their house? :confused:

rage

VaderDSL · 18 Mar 2009 at 22:46

When I lived at home as as teenager I did just that, paid for installation, line rental and ISP

very easy to do, bit of an outlay in terms pf price for the line etc.

Fuggan · 18 Mar 2009 at 22:48

So the first point of call would be to contact BT for a phone line installing? Then hunt down a nice isp

?

VaderDSL · 18 Mar 2009 at 22:50

Fuggan said:
So the first point of call would be to contact BT for a phone line installing? Then hunt down a nice isp ?

You've hit the nail on the head

http://www.productsandservices.bt.com/consumerProducts/displayTopic.do?topicId=25497

£122 for a new line? I swear a few years ago it was much cheaper, I might be remembering wrong though.

Fuggan · 18 Mar 2009 at 22:55

Hmm reading the terms looks like i wouldn't have to pay for that.

So it'd be:

£10.27 - BT Line rental
£13.50 - Be 8mb internet [for example]
£24.00 - connection fee to Be.

Looking good so far, just thinking gonna be buying a new PC as well, what's the point in having a beastly PC and your net holding you back

-=Vect0r=- · 18 Mar 2009 at 22:59

Alternatively, you could consider the WRT54GL and flash with custom Tomato FW with extensive QoS options. You can then set priority for gaming/voip traffic over torrents or other data. Will save you a second line install for a mere £47 at OCUK.

Fuggan · 18 Mar 2009 at 23:01

Thought about stuff like that, although as soon as one of them fins out what i'm doing all i'll get is "OMGURELIMITINGZMAINTERNTZWTF" chat, think i'm gonna go ahead and do this

JimAroo · 19 Mar 2009 at 00:08

-=Vect0r=- said:
Alternatively, you could consider the WRT54GL and flash with custom Tomato FW with extensive QoS options. You can then set priority for gaming/voip traffic over torrents or other data. Will save you a second line install for a mere £47 at OCUK.

I'd take this route.

Fuggan said:
Thought about stuff like that, although as soon as one of them fins out what i'm doing all i'll get is "OMGURELIMITINGZMAINTERNTZWTF" chat, think i'm gonna go ahead and do this

They aren't going to know if you don't tell them.

Duke · 19 Mar 2009 at 09:11

Fuggan said:
Thought about stuff like that, although as soon as one of them fins out what i'm doing all i'll get is "OMGURELIMITINGZMAINTERNTZWTF" chat, think i'm gonna go ahead and do this

All you are doing is prioritising traffic.

Fuggan · 19 Mar 2009 at 13:21

Yeah that's true, but still they would just kick off about why should i get priority when I don't pay for it

Fothsn · 19 Mar 2009 at 13:26

I’ve done this, have VM 20MB and Bethere internet, the VM is through their cable service and the Bethere is through the phone line, best way to do it than paying two lots of line rental etc..

inph · 19 Mar 2009 at 13:30

Used to run both Blueyonder and ADSL and split web/torrent traffic onto the Blueyonder and kept the DSL for gaming.

Fuggan · 19 Mar 2009 at 13:43

Fothsn said:
I’ve done this, have VM 20MB and Bethere internet, the VM is through their cable service and the Bethere is through the phone line, best way to do it than paying two lots of line rental etc..

Sorry but don't really understand, you mean you got the cable service instead of line rental from BT?

p.s Leeds

where abouts?!

Sp00n · 19 Mar 2009 at 17:25

Daegan · 19 Mar 2009 at 17:32

Fuggan said:
Sorry but don't really understand, you mean you got the cable service instead of line rental from BT?

Cable doesn't require a BT phone line. He's paying BT rental for one phone line, Bethere rental for broadband on that line, and VM for a separate cable broadband service.

inph · 19 Mar 2009 at 17:35

Daegan said:
Cable doesn't require a BT phone line. He's paying BT rental for one phone line, Bethere rental for broadband on that line, and VM for a separate cable broadband service.

This. It was in camden when the blueyonder network there was terrible (packetloss when it rained), fine for most things except for gaming.

Faceman · 19 Mar 2009 at 21:54

inph said:
Used to run both Blueyonder and ADSL and split web/torrent traffic onto the Blueyonder and kept the DSL for gaming.

Just got adsl installed today, still got my Virgin line running too, would be very interested to know how you setup both to run on the same computer/network.

R.O.S.S.I · 20 Mar 2009 at 11:01

Ultimate levels of sadness getting your own telephone line and broadband connection JUST for online gaming.

FrenchTart · 20 Mar 2009 at 11:50

CDj-Rossi said:
Ultimate levels of sadness getting your own telephone line and broadband connection JUST for online gaming.

Meh...After living in places where one or two people on the network absolutely mauled it I don't think it's sad at all. If you've got people abusing the internet it's like having a connection that is constantly slower than dial-up.

And that's for everyting - browsing, trying to download anything (even small files can take hours), gaming, accessing your bank...You may as well not have the internet.

I managed to sort it out with my housemates but if you're living with less reasonable people getting your own line is the only thing you can do.

Theguy · 20 Mar 2009 at 11:52

Faceman said:
Just got adsl installed today, still got my Virgin line running too, would be very interested to know how you setup both to run on the same computer/network.

not without a lot of trouble + expensive hardware to split, personaly i would say nearly impossible to do as a homeuser.