Re: dual modem for dial-up


"Don Taylor" <dont@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>hcross writes:
>>> thanks for the replies... i'll have to ask. but, there's only one
>>> phone line and my parents can't afford to have a second line
>>> installed.
>
>>Don Taylor wrote:
>>> I happened to see a silly gadget marked down for closeout at Radio
>>> Shack. It is the reverse, one modem that two computers can connect
>>> to, at
>>> the same time or not. Either computer can provoke it to make the
>>> call, once the call is made one or both can be using the net connect,
>>> etc. That doesn't double your speed but might make competing for the
>>> open phone line a thing of the past. $50 on sale, I think.
>
>>How to configure Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP
>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306126
>
> And XP Internet Connection Sharing has a reputation for being
> cranky and difficult for many people to make work dependably.
>
> Search the net and find people's problems with this one.
>
> I tried for a month or more and finally gave up on making it work,
> even after using kb, books, the newsgroup, etc,...
>
>>--
>>Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
>>--
>>How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
>>http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

One thing that many people don't consider is whether their ISP will allow 2
simultaneous logins. The big ones usually don't. If that's the case, then
you need to have 2 accounts. So you're paying for 2 phone lines, and 2 ISP
accounts and you're tying up 2 phone lines at once. Broadband starts looking
like a better bargain.

And depending on what you're doing with the computer, those 2 connections
may not make a difference. It doesn't speed up anything if you're just
browsing because the 2 lines aren't really combined, you're really just
connected twice. So if you're, for example browsing while you're
downloading, you'll probably see some improvement because one connection is
doing the browsing while the other is downloading.


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