[JA] Re: Having dialup as a backup to DSL
- From: Bob in Jersey <bob.in.jersey@xxxxxxxx>
- To: juno_accmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 15:00:52 -0400
thepccat, in part:
> I have yet to get broadband, but I am pretty sure the
> answer is you put your modem on a voice telephone port:
> that is downstream of a DSL filter. The purpose of the DSL
> filter is to restrict the signals to voice band and
> isolate the high frequency side from the voice equipment,
> so the high frequencies are not messed with nor cause
> problems to voice systems. Your modem runs in the voice
> band so it must be connected same as a phone. That's my
> opinion.
That's what our old Win98 box did before we went to DSL (we switched
before we traded in the PC, about a year ago), so that's what I'm going
on for now.
> If you have "customer support" from the phone company,
> maybe you can get an opinion there.
Hadn't thought about that. Can check with them, tho they're prolly on
holiday too.
> Having a backup is always a good idea. Often broadband
> services also have a dialup provision so people can use
> that or use if they are not at home. For example, TW
> Cable does in my area.
Depending on the company this might only be an option for business
customers; ours (Enter.Net) might do this, but never mentioned it to us
anyway.
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BOB
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