My neighbor can't afford broadband, how does he hook up to the phone and phone jack, I need directions.?

Question

My neighbor can't afford broadband, how does he hook up to the phone and phone jack, I need directions.?

Answer 1

Not exactly sure what you mean by this.

If you mean: "How does he connect to the internet using his phone-line?", then he just plugs the modem cable, which looks like a phone cable, to the phone socket on his wall.  He will then need to arrange to get connected to dial-up internet.  This is done by calling up a ISP(Internet Service Provider), and giving them details such as name, address & phone number to have the dial-up connected to.  Pretty painless. :)

If, however, you mean: "How can my neighbour share my broadband connection?" then this can be done easily with a wireless router at your end, connected to the ADSL modem, or perhaps a wireless router/modem in one unit.  Your neighbour can then "Tap into" your signal, provided you give him the relevant details from the wireless router, and he buys and installs a wireless networking card in his computer.  If you are unsure, a computer-literate person will be able to set this up for you, but it is not easily done via text here!!! :p

Slinging a CAT-5(wee blue computer cord) over the fence to your neighbour from your ADSL router would work too, and be much cheaper then the wireless option, however, depending on where you are and your local regulations, this could be illegal.  It is illegal here in NZ to share a subscription service with your neighbour, as YOU are essentially providing access to a subscription service to a 3rd party(your neighbour) for free, and if the people supplying you with your broadband find out about this, they will probably take legal action against you for stealing their service.

IE: If the neighbor wants broadband, he has to pay for it himself...

HOWEVER, with the wireless method, anyone with the right set of data can tap into your ADSL signal.  This amounts to the same thing as the cable, but is much harder to prove that you purposely did it specifically for your neighbour to use!

:p

This is the irony of wireless routers - just about anyone in range can use your signal if they have the relevant log-on details.  This is why I still prefer and use hard-wired networks.