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No. You can't connect two modems to one phone line. Your modem is given an IP address from your ISP. This IP number cannot be shared between two modems.
You can however have two phone lines - with two modems - with two accounts from your ISP - plugged into two network cards in one computer.
Be warned, there are many problems with this, and it will take an IT geek to set it up for you.
I'm assuming your goal is to speed up your bandwidth.
The best answer to this is to have a router with two dsl connections often called Dual Wan. There are several issues that will arise having dual wan, but most can be overcome (SMTP outbound for example) with work arounds.
What's needed:
#1) A lot of money: dual WAN routers are NOT cheap!
(several hundreds to over a 1,000 ($,€,£ ))
#2) Two ISP accounts: (again more money - monthly payment) You'll need two IP addresses from your ISP.
If you use two different ISPs this can be a good thing for you if you want to keep almost 100% uptime.
In other words, right now you only have 1 ISP (1 broadband account), if that ISP goes down, your internet goes down; but with two different ISPs, one goes down, you're still up. Unless of course your power
A disadvantage to this is however sending email through your ISP. If you use yahoo / hotmail / gmail this won't be an issue, but if you use yournamehere@yourisp.com this will be an issue due to the outbound SMTP. If however, you use yournamehere@yahoo.com or yournamehere@thecompanyyouworkfor.com there shouldn't be an issue, as those email accounts don't care where the outbound comes from.
Google "Dual Wan" for more detail$ if thi$ i$ an option for you$
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Can you use a cable modem and connect it to a DSL ethernet internet connection and an ethernet router at the same time?
No you can not. Cable modems use RF or Radio Frequency to transmit data, usually converting that RF frequency into fiber optic via a node. DSL or Digital Subscriber lines use electricity like a phone line. You could also say Cable modems use coaxial cable and DSL use telephone wire. The two modems are not interchangeable.
Do we need two phone lines one for our phone and one for dsl?
No, DSL can use the same phone line as your house phone. The reason for this is that DSL operates in a different frequency band than normal phone transmissions.
What are the two forms of modems?
The two forms of modems are dial-up modems and private line modems
Does dsl require an additional phone line to be installed?
No, DSL splits one physical line into two channels, where one channel carries the voice conversation, and the other carries DSL data packets. This requires a "filter" to be installed on all non-DSL lines to avoid undesirable data loss and voice quality loss.
What Speed at which computer modem can transmit information over phone line?
Actually, what LewisMiller said is not completely accurate. While dial-up modems are capable of 56Kbps, the traditional phone line is capable of only 53Kbps. Thus, the download speed is actually only a maximum of 53Kbps, often lower due to noise on the lines or other issues. Back in the day when I used dial-up, most often my US Robotics Sportster saw speeds of 33.6Kbps to 48Kbps. Further, upload speed is generally slower than the 53Kbps speed maximum: most frequently, the upload speed is limited to 33.6Kbps, sometimes only 28.8Kbps (depending on the capabilities of the modems at both ends of the dial-up connection).As for DSL, a standard ADSL service is actually 1.5Mbps, not 112Kbps, and the lowest "fractional DSL" speed I have encountered is 256Kbps. Years ago, there was another service called ISDN that was most often offered in 64Kbps and 128Kbps speeds but it was not widely adopted, especially since cable modems and DSL services started making headway around the same time. It may be of this service that LewisMiller may have been thinking.
Is two dsl modem work at same telephone line at same time?
On a single phone line, no. But alot of times in the USA the phone line coming into the house actually has 2 lines on it, these can be set to use one or the other line, allowing two modens to function in that house, even though they are actually using different lines. (does require the activation of the second phone line with your phone carrier, often a lesser cost than the first line was)
Why does windstream require a second line to your house in order to receive dsl?
actually they don't, i have had windstream broadband/dsl for a while now and i wasnt recquired to have a second phone line, maybe you just mis-interpreted what they said actually they don't, i have had windstream broadband/dsl for a while now and i wasnt recquired to have a second phone line, maybe you just mis-interpreted what they said == It depends on the current connectivity to your home. If you only have a single pair of wires coming into your house, another pair has to be added. Most homes have a cable with 2 pairs of wires, enough to allow you to have two phone lines, or a phone line and a DSL connection. If there is something wrong with one of the pairs, say it is broken somewhere, they may have to run and additional line.
Can I connect my PC to my DSL line via one modem and simultaneously connect my VOIP phone in a different location with a different modem to the same DSL line?
No you can not. To further explain more information is needed. When you say "different Location" are you talking about another room in a house? or a different place all together? If it is just in a different room then you want to use a router to connect multiple devices to one modem. If it is the latter, the reason you cannot have 2 different modems is because you Service provider of you DSL internet will not allow you to have 2 modems active at the same time. When you activated your DSL with your service provider the "Provisioned" your modem to their network. In other words they allowed that one specific modem access to the internet. The Serial number and the MAC address on the modem are what your service provider put into their system to allow that specific modem onto their network. In order for you two have 2 different modems active at the same time they will charge you 2 access fee's, basically just double what your current internet bill is. Hope that helped :)
Can I get highspeed internet in my home if I can't get cable and my phone company does not offer it?
Without DSL and Cable as an option, your two choices are satellite and cellular modems. Satellite will be extremely slow, especially on the upstream. Cellular modems provide decent service, if you have 3G coverage in your area. However, it is at the low end of the high-speed rankings, but much better than dial-up.
What are the two kinds of modem?
Modems come in two varieties :Internal modems are the modems that are fixed within the computer.External modems are the modems that are connected externally to a computer as other peripherals are connected.
CAn you use two modems on one telephone line?
since a modem dials a number and on a normal telephone line you can only have one active call at once if you had to modems both of them together will try and make an active call
Is dsl faster than t1?
These days, yes DSL is faster than a T1 line. This however is not the debate when comparing the two as the T1 is designed for 99.9% up-time whereas DSL does not come with that guarantee. A T1 line is commercial grade Internet.
