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If i put two dial up modems in my comp and dial up with two different phone lines will it be faster or?

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  1. I am sure you can't do that, and I am really pretty sure it will not work.  If you want High speed you have to pay for high speed.  That would end up costing anyway. you would need two phone lines, both running all the time.  Most likely for no speed increase.  High speed is really not that much.  get a little part time job, and pay for it your self.


  2. Sniks is correct, this will work but...

    1.) You have to have two dial up accounts, or an ISP that supports "shotgunning modems", ask your ISP if they support Multi-Link Point-to-Point Protocol. This is the real term for this. Netcom (now Earthlink) used to offer the service for $10.00 extra per month.

    2.) You have to be able to "shotgun" the modems or buy a new dual input modem with built in "shotgun" technology like the Diamond Suprasonic II 112K modem. You can find them on ebay and sometimes a store will have one on the shelf.

    3.) You will need to tie up two different phone lines at the same time.

    Is it worth it? Probably not. I recommend going to http://www.dslreports.com/forum/wisp and posting your city/area to see if someone has a WISP in your area. You will usually make out cheaper than DSL with better service from one of the small providers like me.

    Good luck!

  3. dude that sucks no high speed...

    think about getting a laptop and a laptop card

  4. no you will have a conflict

  5. It depends on your ISP.  Around here, before broadband become relatively common, some ISPs would (for an extra charge, as I recall), allow you to set up two modems and dial in on both at the same time, and share the load, effectively doubling your throughput.

    However, I do not know if this is still common, and in any case, it's up to the ISP to support it.

  6. nope

  7. No. It will not work.

    Think of it this way:

    If you have a landline phone and make a call it will try and connect. If you try from another phone in the house at the same time, it will give the engaged signal.

  8. You would have to have either 2 accounts with your ISP have them grant you a second simoltaneous connection. When you try to connect again it will kick you offline. Another possibility is to use another persons account... but remember if you both use it at the same time it will kick you off when they connect.

    Once you have this connected you will have to configure your connection and perform 'load balancing'.

    The cost and the trouble are not worth the very small gain. Its not the same as having twice the connection and unless your very good with computers you probably wont benefit from it at all. DSL is much cheaper than 2 accounts of dialup. DSL might become cheaper in your area if Cable or FiOS becomes available. If your really interested in trying this check my source's web page.

  9. Everyone else is correct, that wont work.  Some people have mentioned "load balancing" the modems, but in your situation it would be called Shotgunning.  You will have to check with your ISP to see if they support it.  It would involve dialing up twice which most dial up providers do not allow.

    Have you checked with any of your neighbors?  If they have high speed maybe they will share their connection with you via a wireless connection?

  10. WOW. EVERYBODY IS WRONG. (except SNikS)

    Modem bonding has been around since the friggin 60s people.

    Realistically this is easier with Linux.

    Here:

    http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/Modem-HO...

    But you can bridge your connections with windows as well.

    Load balancing is not that freaky

    http://www.ezlan.net/loadbalance.html

  11. No. On dialup you will get the machine to use one or other connection, not both at once. In any case you can only run one dialup connection on one line, you would need 2 phone lines. To make ANY kind of connection use 2 routes together requires specialised software on your machine, and corresponding software at the receiving end. This would require 2 subscriptions to the SAME ISP and they would charge a LOT of money to run it.

  12. sorry - it will not work, period

  13. Dude it dont have any link with that though u have two connections u cant have more than 33 kbps internet thats it

    dont try it may be you end with the telephone bill

    rather go for a cable internet you may get 64 kbps

    with less rent of abt 300 rupees a month

    have a nice day

  14. NO,BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE TWO UNIQUE DIFFERENT PHONE LINES CONNECTED THROUGH TWO DIFFERENT MODEMS AT THE SAME TIME,THE TWO MODEMS WILL BE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO CONNECT TO YOUR COMPUTER.EVENTUALLY,ONE WILL CONNECT AND THE OTHER WILL NOT.YOU WILL STILL HAVE ONLY ONE DIAL-UP CONNECTION CONNECTED SO IT WILL NOT WORK.NOW YOU CAN HAVE TWO SEPERATE COMPUTERS CONNECTED WITH TWO SEPERATE PHONE LINES,ONE LINE AND ONE MODEM FOR EACH COMPUTER AND CONNECT TO THE INTERNET THAT WAY BUT,YOU WILL STILL BE AT THE SAME LIMITED DIAL-UP SPEED AS THE OTHER COMPUTER IS AT THE SAME TIME.KEEP CHECKING AROUND FOR DSL SERVICE IN YOUR AREA.EVENTUALLY A DSL SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU.

  15. That won't work.

    Join the world of getting what you pay for.

    Start mowing the neighbors lawns or washing cars so you can pay for the high-speed connection yourself.  

    Mom will be so proud of you that in the Fall when you go back to school, she'll pick up the bill.

    ^j^

  16. I am sure you can't do that, and I am really pretty sure it will not work. If you want High speed you have to pay for high speed. That would end up costing anyway. you would need two phone lines, both running all the time. Most likely for no speed increase. High speed is really not that much. get a little part time job, and pay for it your self.

  17. nope, get DSL or cable...

  18. no it will not work

  19. no it will not be faster. you can search with keyword "load balancing" i think this is what you want.

  20. Yes it can be done. It's called "shotgun" as someone already answered before.

    Your isp has to support it and you definitely need some type of software to bond the two connections.

    http://modemhelp.net/faqs/shotgun.shtml

  21. This will not work.
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