can you have 2 bt internet lines in 1 house

B&W · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:14

as per title. or other asdl provider, doesnt have to be bt.

also if you have one router/modem per line can you install another router/modem

tolien · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:21

Provided you have separate phone lines (line rental, master socket etc) you can have as many connections as you want.

also if you have one router/modem per line can you install another router/modem

What do you mean? You can only connect one modem to one line.

Moley · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:29

2 Phone Lines = 2 seperate ADSL lines.

However, get the ADSL from the same provider and you can have "bonded" ADSL Max for 16Megs download.

B&W · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:29

tolien said:
Provided you have separate phone lines (line rental, master socket etc) you can have as many connections as you want.

What do you mean? You can only connect one modem to one line.

thats fine.

tolien · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:33

jamiemoles said:
However, get the ADSL from the same provider and you can have "bonded" ADSL Max for 16Megs download.

As long as the provider supports it, which most don't.

Moley · 2 Dec 2007 at 21:34

tolien said:
As long as the provider supports it, which most don't.

Well I guess I must just be used to a better class of provider...

Trifid · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:01

jamiemoles said:
However, get the ADSL from the same provider and you can have "bonded" ADSL Max for 16Megs download.

It is not recommended for use with ADSL Max though.

Moley · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:03

Trifid said:
It is not recommended for use with ADSL Max though.

Can you elaborate?

tolien · 2 Dec 2007 at 22:09

Most ISPs aren't crazy enough to try bonding Max lines together, except (AFAIK) AAISP...

ADSL24's site said:
Please note that due to the way the 8 Mbps services work (e.g. one line could get 5 Mbps and another 7 Mbps)

Leaving aside that you'd probably start contending with yourself for VP bandwidth, performing any kind of bandwidth control across multiple lines each of which could change their maximum throughput is...awkward. It'll work fine if the lines aren't rate adapting much though.

Tomsk · 3 Dec 2007 at 10:19

jamiemoles said:
2 Phone Lines = 2 seperate ADSL lines.

However, get the ADSL from the same provider and you can have "bonded" ADSL Max for 16Megs download.

Provided the phone lines aren't DACS lines.

tres · 3 Dec 2007 at 10:28

i didn't think you could get BB on a dacs line

Avalon · 3 Dec 2007 at 10:39

You can't get ADSL on DACS. I managed to have half of the main street where I work dug up as a result of demanding a new line installed as BT had no capacity and had already got a DACS on our first two lines.

Dougsnake · 3 Dec 2007 at 14:33

tolien said:
Provided you have separate phone lines (line rental, master socket etc) you can have as many connections as you want.

Thats what we have here now

tres · 3 Dec 2007 at 14:36

i'm sure you can buy a router that allows 2 ADSL modems and can traffic balance

teaboy5 · 3 Dec 2007 at 15:04

Nildram did bonded ADSL, but i am unsure if they still do it now.

They also sold the equipment required.

sidethink · 3 Dec 2007 at 15:14

trescodrucey said:
i'm sure you can buy a router that allows 2 ADSL modems and can traffic balance

You can, Zyxel and Draytek are two manufacturers that I know of who sell the kit.

tolien · 3 Dec 2007 at 17:40

Cisco do multi-WIC routers too if you're willing to part with a kidney.

Nildram did bonded ADSL, but i am unsure if they still do it now.

Can't see any mention of it on their website, and I'm sure I remember a press announcement about them no longer offering it. They pushed the FreeStuffJunction bonded ADSL on a CD setup too.

tres · 3 Dec 2007 at 17:43

thats the one, draytek

easier than getting a bonded isp?