Re: High-Speed Connection Questions


"HeyBub" <heybub@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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John wrote:
Verizon broadband is now available here, but the web site doesn't
answer whether it's possible to have broadband and dial-up
simultaneously on the same PC. I'd like to retain a cheap dial-up to
use as a back-up ISP connection.

Is this possible when there's only one phone jack in the room?

Also, is it a hassle to self-install the broadband modem and filters?
Thx.

Heh! You want backup?

Get cable AND DSL.

We use cable (5Mbps)* primarily and DSL (768Kbps) as a backup. Well, not
really. Our two VoIP lines travel over the DSL - that way we can tell if
the DSL goes down. When it does, we plug the VoIP modem into the cable
line.

Or vice-versa.

As for the DSL filters (there are none for cable): The trunk comes in and
goes to a splitter-filter. Two outputs from the splitter, one to the DSL
modem (and from there to the computer) and the other to your regular
telephones.

Yes, you can have DSL and dial-up on the same computer - using only one at
a time obviously. Analog dial-up travels over the same lines as voice,
much like a fax machine. DSL gets split off to circuits completely
separate from analog stuff.

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* Just tested: 5893Kbps down, 915Kbps up


Verizon no longer provides free dial-up when you get DSL, so you would need
to pay for it separately. Note that Verizon no longer carries the
alt.hierarchy in Usenet, so you would have to go to a third party news
provider in order to read alt.home.repair.
--
Peace,
BobJ


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