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| Thread ID: 48154 | 2004-08-15 18:31:00 | Probably a stupid question. | JJJJJ (528) | Press F1 |
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| 262044 | 2004-08-15 18:31:00 | Can I use an ADSL router modem with an ordinary dial up connection? Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 262045 | 2004-08-15 19:46:00 | Yes. When I first connected to ADSL I forgot to tell my niece who comes over and uses my computer. Unknowingly she simply used the dial up connection that I had left on the computer while I was connected to ADSL. Wasnt til I got bill with dial up charges that I realised what had happened. Are you talking about 2 computers 1 on adsl and the other on dialup on the same line? If so yes possible, but make sure that the dial up modem is filtered. sam m |
sam m (517) | ||
| 262046 | 2004-08-15 20:15:00 | The literal answer is no, Jack. You cannot connect to a dial up connection via an adsl router. However, as Sam explained, you can use an adsl router in conjunction with a normal dial up service but they operate independently. I run Telecom jetstream, but I keep a free dial up account with freenet to cover for possible outages or adsl equipment failures. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 262047 | 2004-08-15 20:22:00 | Thanks BillyT. I was toying with the idea of useing an ASDL so I would be ready for jetstream if they ever improve it down here. Jack |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 262048 | 2004-08-16 04:49:00 | But the ADSL modem won't do the dial-up connection for you; you'll need a standard modem for that. So the ADSL modem would just sit there. :D If you haven't got the service, don't buy the hardware. Whatever you buy will be obsolete, and the newer one will be cheaper by the time you get ADSL (or whatever new mode comes along). |
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