Re: Can I get two DSL connections on SBC bound lines?
- From: "James T. White" <SPAMjtwhiteGUARD@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 10:41:02 -0500
"dsl_user" <dsl_user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> > From: David Lesher (Sun, 3 Jul 2005 20:36:39 +0000 (UTC))
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> >> DSL_User <dsl_user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> >
> >> I have a residential bound line from SBC. What this means is
> >> I have a main line, and then I have a "child" line that it
> >> bound to it for an extra like $7/month or something like that.
> >> The numbers are sequential, though I don't know if that matters.
> >> 999-555-1212 and 999-555-1213.
>
> > AKA "Ringmaster" -- 2 number assignments on one copper pair. NOT two
> > lines.
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> Actually, I don't have a Ringmaster-type service. I hesitate to use the
> term "line", but I really do have two different phone "lines" on one
> twisted pair. I have to use a "Y" splitter (found at Radio Shack) to
> separate out the lines. The splitter has 3 jacks and says "A" / "B" and
> "A+B". If I don't use a Y splitter and just plug in a normal phone, I only
> get one of the lines. If I use that Y splitter, I can plug in two phones
> and they work completely separately from each other. If I plug in a 2-line
> phone using one phone cord directly to the jack, the 2-line phone will
> recognize both lines.
>
> More information...
>
> 1) I can call line #1 from line #2. In 25 years of using this service, I've
> never seen the two lines impact each other. They operate completely
> independently.
>
> 2) I can have different long distance service on the two lines (got bitten
> by that before.. I changed LD plans on the main line and thought it would
> carry over to the child line, but it didn't. Most of my LD calling was on
> the child line since that's where I have my modem and fax machine).
>
> 3) When I get my phone bill, I see no split out between the two lines for
> local service. All I see for the 2nd number is a "line charge".
>
> 4) If I call SBC and ask them to disconnect line #1, line #2 automatically
> goes away. If I disconnect line #2, line #1 stays (that's the "parent" line
> in the "bound" relationship).
>
> I could do this on pretty much any POTS setup. All I'd have to do is call
> SBC (or any LEC for that matter) and explain to them what I want. They can
> set it up without running any new wires inside.
>
> I guess it boils down to my statement that you can have two phone lines on
> one twisted pair. Hopefully someone out there knows what I'm describing.
>
> >> Anyway, I have DSL on my child number (999-555-1213). Does anybody know if
> >> I can also have DSL on my parent number at the same time?
>
> > You have one line. You can have one DSL circuit on it.
>
> In light of the additional information I have provided above, is this still
> your take?
>
Sounds like you have two lines, each running on a separate pair and have two
separate POTS lines.
When you look into a normal RJ-11 phone jack, the red/green pair is connected to
the two pins in the middle and the yellow/black pair is connected to the two
outer pins. The Radio Shack splitter connects the center pair of the A+B port
to the center pair of the A port and the outer pair of the A+B port to the
center pair of the B port.
Sounds like there isn't any technical reason you shouldn't be able to get DSL on
both lines. The only way to know for sure though is to call SBC and place the
order. The order takers aren't very technically savvy, but are pretty good
about getting back to you if the technicians run into a problem getting you the
service.
--
James T. White
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