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430002 2006-02-13 04:49:00 I know this question probably has been going around a few times, but i seem to be having a bad day on searches! so decided to ask here.

I'm getting broadband free for 6 months from my education provider (YAY!!)
but the small problem is, my mum refuses for me to network the computers so she can have broadband too...(who would refuse broadband!!) so she wants to know, can she still connect with dialup even if my computer is on connected broadband? I am assuming yes because broadband takes up "half the line" as it leaves phone free for use...but I just want to be sure...
If tis not possible, is there any way 2 get around this?

I look forward to getting this solved lol.

Chris
csinclair83 (200)
430003 2006-02-13 04:54:00 Yes

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
430004 2006-02-13 04:54:00 No Problem. ;)

It is necessary to have a filter on the dial up modem's input, if you haven't got the "proper" splitter feeding all the "phone" sockets. The ADSL modem sees the exchange line "bare" because it uses all the frequency range. The dialup modem, and phones, should not see the high frequencies used by ADSL.
Graham L (2)
430005 2006-02-13 04:55:00 Short answer - yes. ADSL uses parts of the phone line which are not used for voice calls, which is the part of the phone line that dial-up modems use.

Why in the world you would do that is another story altogether.
somebody (208)
430006 2006-02-13 04:55:00 aargh... too late... somebody (208)
430007 2006-02-13 05:57:00 yup works
i still go back to dialup when my adsl decide to die
..mostly just to look at the isp's network status
heni72847 (1166)
430008 2006-02-13 06:19:00 Tell your mother she is crazy, feel free to quote me.

Wanting to stay with dialup when you have braodband, very very backwards. I suspect once she see's broadband running on your PC she will want them networked yesterday.
Battleneter (60)
430009 2006-02-13 08:45:00 Yeah i'm waiting for her to ask for networking lol.
I dont blame her though, hasnt quite got around to understanding the difference of it yet apart from speed, and she hasnt seen broadband yet. she'd realise its handy and awesome :D
But thanks so much guys, glad to know that it can still be accessed even if broadband is on :)
csinclair83 (200)
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