New Line ?

Hi Folks

See if I know I cant get 1mb/2mg on my existing line

Would it be possible, if I added a 2nd line from BT and pay the £70 or
whatever it happens to be, would this give me a chance to obtain 1mb.2mg
then ?

As it stand I stay about 1 mile from the exchange as well, yet on the
checker it tells me that I am on the limit of receiving broadband ?

p.s does anyone know how long BT take to cancel HomeHighway etc...and do
they need to come to my house to do the conversation back to PTSN?

Thanks

Patrick

"Patrick Ross" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Folks
>
> See if I know I cant get 1mb/2mg on my existing line
>
> Would it be possible, if I added a 2nd line from BT and pay the £70 or
> whatever it happens to be, would this give me a chance to obtain 1mb.2mg
> then ?
>
> As it stand I stay about 1 mile from the exchange as well, yet on the
> checker it tells me that I am on the limit of receiving broadband ?
>
> p.s does anyone know how long BT take to cancel HomeHighway etc...and do
> they need to come to my house to do the conversation back to PTSN?
>

Say that you require a new line to be installed for broadband when you order
it. Call again and get it read back from your order to check the sales
person has put it in the notes, take names and extentions etc if possible.

Then if you can't get broadband get it refunded under the Sale of Goods (and
Services) act I think it is 'not fit for the purpose it was sold' (by
telling them its for broadband, this is an additional need from voice calls
which would otherwise be the only requirement).

Sam
> Thanks
>
> Patrick
>
>


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Sam Albrow wrote:
> "Patrick Ross" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi Folks
>>
>> See if I know I cant get 1mb/2mg on my existing line
>>
>> Would it be possible, if I added a 2nd line from BT and pay the
>> £70 or whatever it happens to be, would this give me a chance to
>> obtain 1mb.2mg then ?
>>
>> As it stand I stay about 1 mile from the exchange as well, yet on
>> the checker it tells me that I am on the limit of receiving
>> broadband ?
>>
>> p.s does anyone know how long BT take to cancel HomeHighway
>> etc...and do they need to come to my house to do the conversation
>> back to PTSN?
>>
>
> Say that you require a new line to be installed for broadband when
> you order it. Call again and get it read back from your order to
> check the sales person has put it in the notes, take names and
> extentions etc if possible.
>
> Then if you can't get broadband get it refunded under the Sale of
> Goods (and Services) act I think it is 'not fit for the purpose it
> was sold' (by telling them its for broadband, this is an additional
> need from voice calls which would otherwise be the only
> requirement).


Maybe the original posting was badly written but it's not a case of
getting broadband or not the poster wants a guaranteed 1mb-2mb
service. So what you've written doesn't necessarily apply as a 512k
connection will fit the bill.
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"Kraftee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Sam Albrow wrote:
> > "Patrick Ross" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Hi Folks
> >>
> >> See if I know I cant get 1mb/2mg on my existing line
> >>
> >> Would it be possible, if I added a 2nd line from BT and pay the
> >> £70 or whatever it happens to be, would this give me a chance to
> >> obtain 1mb.2mg then ?
> >>
> >> As it stand I stay about 1 mile from the exchange as well, yet on
> >> the checker it tells me that I am on the limit of receiving
> >> broadband ?
> >>
> >> p.s does anyone know how long BT take to cancel HomeHighway
> >> etc...and do they need to come to my house to do the conversation
> >> back to PTSN?
> >>
> >
> > Say that you require a new line to be installed for broadband when
> > you order it. Call again and get it read back from your order to
> > check the sales person has put it in the notes, take names and
> > extentions etc if possible.
> >
> > Then if you can't get broadband get it refunded under the Sale of
> > Goods (and Services) act I think it is 'not fit for the purpose it
> > was sold' (by telling them its for broadband, this is an additional
> > need from voice calls which would otherwise be the only
> > requirement).
>
>
> Maybe the original posting was badly written but it's not a case of
> getting broadband or not the poster wants a guaranteed 1mb-2mb
> service. So what you've written doesn't necessarily apply as a 512k
> connection will fit the bill.
> --


Not sure if this is what you were asking, but if you wanted to know "can you
put two 512 Mb lines together to make a 1 Mb line?" then the answer is yes:
if you have two modems and two broadband accounts then Windows (or Mac OS or
Linux, I think) can use them as if it were one at twice the speed.

Search for "multilink dialling".

Uncle Dom.

On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:34:44 UTC, "Uncle Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Not sure if this is what you were asking, but if you wanted to know "can you
> put two 512 Mb lines together to make a 1 Mb line?" then the answer is yes:
> if you have two modems and two broadband accounts then Windows (or Mac OS or
> Linux, I think) can use them as if it were one at twice the speed.

I don't believe it's as simple as that. For a start, the ISP has to
support it.

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Bob Eager wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:34:44 UTC, "Uncle Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>>Not sure if this is what you were asking, but if you wanted to know "can you
>>put two 512 Mb lines together to make a 1 Mb line?" then the answer is yes:
>>if you have two modems and two broadband accounts then Windows (or Mac OS or
>>Linux, I think) can use them as if it were one at twice the speed.
>
>
> I don't believe it's as simple as that. For a start, the ISP has to
> support it.
>

there isnt anything the isp has to support anyway the op is asking
whether a second line would give him more chance than the first line but
this is only the case if there is a problem with the first line as both
lines would take the same route by and large

Mark&Lisa wrote:
> Bob Eager wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:34:44 UTC, "Uncle Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Not sure if this is what you were asking, but if you wanted to
>>> know "can you put two 512 Mb lines together to make a 1 Mb line?"
>>> then the answer is yes: if you have two modems and two broadband
>>> accounts then Windows (or Mac OS or Linux, I think) can use them
>>> as if it were one at twice the speed.
>>
>>
>> I don't believe it's as simple as that. For a start, the ISP has to
>> support it.
>>
>
> there isnt anything the isp has to support anyway the op is asking
> whether a second line would give him more chance than the first
> line but this is only the case if there is a problem with the first
> line as both lines would take the same route by and large

That by & large can be anything from a few metres to a couple of
Kilometres. Yes the cables feeding the cab can vary that much in
cable length between it & the exchange (not so on the d-side network
though)...

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Kraftee wrote:
> Mark&Lisa wrote:
>
>>Bob Eager wrote:
>>
>>>On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:34:44 UTC, "Uncle Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Not sure if this is what you were asking, but if you wanted to
>>>>know "can you put two 512 Mb lines together to make a 1 Mb line?"
>>>>then the answer is yes: if you have two modems and two broadband
>>>>accounts then Windows (or Mac OS or Linux, I think) can use them
>>>>as if it were one at twice the speed.
>>>
>>>
>>>I don't believe it's as simple as that. For a start, the ISP has to
>>>support it.
>>>
>>
>>there isnt anything the isp has to support anyway the op is asking
>>whether a second line would give him more chance than the first
>>line but this is only the case if there is a problem with the first
>>line as both lines would take the same route by and large
>
>
> That by & large can be anything from a few metres to a couple of
> Kilometres. Yes the cables feeding the cab can vary that much in
> cable length between it & the exchange (not so on the d-side network
> though)...
>

so you think trying a second line may work

Mark&Lisa wrote:
> Kraftee wrote:
>> Mark&Lisa wrote:
>>
>>> Bob Eager wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:34:44 UTC, "Uncle Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Not sure if this is what you were asking, but if you wanted to
>>>>> know "can you put two 512 Mb lines together to make a 1 Mb
>>>>> line?" then the answer is yes: if you have two modems and two
>>>>> broadband accounts then Windows (or Mac OS or Linux, I think)
>>>>> can use them as if it were one at twice the speed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't believe it's as simple as that. For a start, the ISP has
>>>> to support it.
>>>>
>>>
>>> there isnt anything the isp has to support anyway the op is asking
>>> whether a second line would give him more chance than the first
>>> line but this is only the case if there is a problem with the
>>> first line as both lines would take the same route by and large
>>
>>
>> That by & large can be anything from a few metres to a couple of
>> Kilometres. Yes the cables feeding the cab can vary that much in
>> cable length between it & the exchange (not so on the d-side
>> network though)...
>>
>
> so you think trying a second line may work

It depends on your local (& not so local) network, but any caveat
about being DSL compatable is pointless as your first line already is,
just not for the service level you say you want.


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"Bob Eager" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:34:44 UTC, "Uncle Dom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> > Not sure if this is what you were asking, but if you wanted to know "can
you
> > put two 512 Mb lines together to make a 1 Mb line?" then the answer is
yes:
> > if you have two modems and two broadband accounts then Windows (or Mac
OS or
> > Linux, I think) can use them as if it were one at twice the speed.
>
> I don't believe it's as simple as that. For a start, the ISP has to
> support it.
>
> --

Au contraire. It is (a) as simple as that and (b) the ISP doesn't have to
support anything. You do of course have to pay two subscriptions to them,
but as far as they are concerned it is just two modems with two connections.

Look up Knowledge Base #307849 on Microsoft's site.

Dom.