ADSL via Different Phone

Curiosity,

My daughter and I both have pipex broadband from different addresses.

She has been away from her home address for a while and I wanted to check
her connection was working ok.

A few people mentioned if both lines were adsl enabled I should be able to
log on with her username at my home address.

Anyone able to confirm or deny this as at the moment I cannot check her
own phone connection.

Geoff Lane

Geoff Lane <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Curiosity,
>
>My daughter and I both have pipex broadband from different addresses.
>
>She has been away from her home address for a while and I wanted to check
>her connection was working ok.
>
>A few people mentioned if both lines were adsl enabled I should be able to
>log on with her username at my home address.
>
>Anyone able to confirm or deny this as at the moment I cannot check her
>own phone connection.
>
I don't know about Pipex, but it certainly was the case when I was with Plusnet.

We found this out by accident when I plugged my router in at a friend's house to try
her new connection. I set her details up to try the line out and all worked.

When I brought the router home it still had her details in as I'd forgotten to change
them after we finished. I plugged it in when I got home to put my info back, and
found I could surf using her login.

Up 'til then I thought the connection was bound to CLID, but it would seem that this
isn't always the case.

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Andrew Sayers

On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 15:04:32 +0100, Andrew Sayers wrote:


>>My daughter and I both have pipex broadband from different
>> addresses.

>>A few people mentioned if both lines were adsl enabled I should
>>be able to log on with her username at my home address.

> I don't know about Pipex, but it certainly was the case when
>I was with Plusnet.

> Up 'til then I thought the connection was bound to CLID, but it
>would seem that this isn't always the case.

We both have the CLID option enabled on our BT line but then I thought
that only showed when an actual phone call was made.

Geoff Lane

"Geoff Lane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed) ve.co.uk...
| Curiosity,
|
| My daughter and I both have pipex broadband from different addresses.
|
| She has been away from her home address for a while and I wanted to check
| her connection was working ok.
|
| A few people mentioned if both lines were adsl enabled I should be able to
| log on with her username at my home address.
|
| Anyone able to confirm or deny this as at the moment I cannot check her
| own phone connection.
|
| Geoff Lane
|

It depends. Some will allow you to do this, some will not. It does not seem to
come down to the MUX or DSLAM either.

I have two pipex accounts at two addresses five miles apart. One from one
exchange, one from a smaller exchange. BOTH DSLAMS going back to the same
parent. I can't interuse them with pipex, but I could with plusnet. Technically
I can't tell you why that is either!

Then answer is to try it out!



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"Geoff Lane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>
> We both have the CLID option enabled on our BT line but then I thought
> that only showed when an actual phone call was made.

You thought correctly. ADSL is an RF signal using your copper pair to
the exchange - nowt to do with phone calls, with or without CLID.

- -
Martin

In article <(E-Mail Removed) o.uk>,
Geoff Lane says...
> Curiosity,
>
> My daughter and I both have pipex broadband from different addresses.
>
> She has been away from her home address for a while and I wanted to check
> her connection was working ok.
>
> A few people mentioned if both lines were adsl enabled I should be able to
> log on with her username at my home address.
>
> Anyone able to confirm or deny this as at the moment I cannot check her
> own phone connection.
>
You can't.


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Conor

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright
until you hear them speak.........

"GM6TRS" <gm6trs@claradotcodotuk> wrote:

>
>"Geoff Lane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news(E-Mail Removed) rve.co.uk...
>>
>> We both have the CLID option enabled on our BT line but then I thought
>> that only showed when an actual phone call was made.
>
>You thought correctly. ADSL is an RF signal using your copper pair to
>the exchange - nowt to do with phone calls, with or without CLID.
>

Fair comment. I really meant to the phone number on the line. AFAIK the ISP uses this
somehow, but hey, I'm sure people know what I meant

>- -
>Martin

Your sig is broken btw. You've got a - - (hyphen space hyphen) and it should be
(hyphen hyphen space and <return>) to get the correct sig cut off.

Thought I'd mention this as you obviously know what you meant, but have got the
hyphens and space slightly out of sequence. :-)


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Andrew Sayers

Conor <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In article <(E-Mail Removed) o.uk>,
>Geoff Lane says...
>> Curiosity,
>>
>> My daughter and I both have pipex broadband from different addresses.
>>
>> She has been away from her home address for a while and I wanted to check
>> her connection was working ok.
>>
>> A few people mentioned if both lines were adsl enabled I should be able to
>> log on with her username at my home address.
>>
>> Anyone able to confirm or deny this as at the moment I cannot check her
>> own phone connection.
>>
>You can't.

You could (or used to be able to) with Plusnet.




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Andrew Sayers

"Andrew Sayers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "GM6TRS" <gm6trs@claradotcodotuk> wrote:
>
> >
> >"Geoff Lane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news(E-Mail Removed) rve.co.uk...
> >>
> >> We both have the CLID option enabled on our BT line but then I
thought
> >> that only showed when an actual phone call was made.
> >
> >You thought correctly. ADSL is an RF signal using your copper pair to
> >the exchange - nowt to do with phone calls, with or without CLID.
> >
>
> Fair comment. I really meant to the phone number on the line. AFAIK
the ISP uses this
> somehow, but hey, I'm sure people know what I meant
>
> >- -
> >Martin
>
> Your sig is broken btw. You've got a - - (hyphen space hyphen) and it
should be
> (hyphen hyphen space and <return>) to get the correct sig cut off.
>
> Thought I'd mention this as you obviously know what you meant, but
have got the
> hyphens and space slightly out of sequence. :-)

Thanks Andrew. Is this OK now?

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"GM6TRS" <gm6trs@claradotcodotuk> wrote:

>
>"Andrew Sayers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> "GM6TRS" <gm6trs@claradotcodotuk> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >"Geoff Lane" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >news(E-Mail Removed) rve.co.uk...
>> >>
>> >> We both have the CLID option enabled on our BT line but then I
>thought
>> >> that only showed when an actual phone call was made.
>> >
>> >You thought correctly. ADSL is an RF signal using your copper pair to
>> >the exchange - nowt to do with phone calls, with or without CLID.
>> >
>>
>> Fair comment. I really meant to the phone number on the line. AFAIK
>the ISP uses this
>> somehow, but hey, I'm sure people know what I meant
>>
>> >- -
>> >Martin
>>
>> Your sig is broken btw. You've got a - - (hyphen space hyphen) and it
>should be
>> (hyphen hyphen space and <return>) to get the correct sig cut off.
>>
>> Thought I'd mention this as you obviously know what you meant, but
>have got the
>> hyphens and space slightly out of sequence. :-)
>
>Thanks Andrew. Is this OK now?

Yup, perfect :-)


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Andrew Sayers