How many dsl modems can you have in a home?

[MTAX]

I have dsl now...but will be moving soon and starting new service at my new home. I'm getting another free dsl modem as part of the package. The way Verizon sets things up, they activate your entire phone system to dsl. To use a regular phone, you have to use these filters. If I have 2 modems, can I use them at 2 locations in my home? Any one tried this?

 

[Circlenaut]

Yeah can you have like 5 modems in parrallel so you can have a bandwith of 7.5mps with 1.5mps lines?

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

if you got two dsl modem that means you gotta have 2 ip addy right?
all you need is a bridge.

 

[splice]

Originally posted by: AzNmAnJLH
if you got two dsl modem that means you gotta have 2 ip addy right?
all you need is a bridge.

Or you can have one load balancing router.

 

[orangebang]

if you had two modems, you'd need two seperate lines into your house right?

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: orangebang
if you had two modems, you'd need two seperate lines into your house right?

Well that's what ATT told me... which also meant two accounts... ... just thought id have a dedicated modem for my own computer... oh well... off i went to get a router. If you just want more bandwidth go upgrade your account...

 

[anthrax]

Well, how many DSL modems can you have in your home ?

Well it depends on how your place is wired up.....but the rule is simple , you can only have one ADSL connection over a line ( line in this case means a circuit cosisting of pair of wires running from your modem to the DSLAM(Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplier)) which is typically located at the Local Telehpone example...(this section of the telephone circuit it typically refered as the Local Loop......

Soo.... having two modems won't help you abit unless you get a second account...

 

[gf4200isdabest]

How many DSL modems?

Well; a DSL modem is about 1.5 inches by 4 inches... and my house has about 3,700 square feet. 12 inches per foot=44,400 inches squared..so that's 7,400 dsl modems. I guess it depends on how big your house is.

 

[BuddyAtBzboyz]

I'm guessing you can have as many modems in your house as you have phone lines.

 

[MTAX]

I just want additional modems so that I can have computers at different locations in the home without LAN, and not for additional bandwidth. I guess I'll try it out and see.

 

[Viper GTS]

Originally posted by: MTAX
I just want additional modems so that I can have computers at different locations in the home without LAN, and not for additional bandwidth. I guess I'll try it out and see.

Much like a dial-up modem, you'll only be able to have one connected at a time...

However, there is another slight problem. The micro-filters you get serve two purposes - To keep the DSL from interfering with other devices, and to keep those devices from interfering with the DSL service. Having a second modem connected is just like having an unfiltered phone on the line - It can kill your connection.

So you may find yourself unplugging one so you can use the other, and vice versa. Then again, it may work perfectly. It's pretty much hit or miss, there is no definitive answer.

Try it and see, but don't be surprised if it won't work with the other modem connected to the line.

Viper GTS <-- Two years as a DSL tech

 

[blurredvision]

I say just get a router and sell off the extra modem you get on a particular popular auction site to cover the cost of the router.

 

[BuddyAtBzboyz]

Originally posted by: Viper GTS

Originally posted by: MTAX
I just want additional modems so that I can have computers at different locations in the home without LAN, and not for additional bandwidth. I guess I'll try it out and see.

Much like a dial-up modem, you'll only be able to have one connected at a time...

However, there is another slight problem. The micro-filters you get serve two purposes - To keep the DSL from interfering with other devices, and to keep those devices from interfering with the DSL service. Having a second modem connected is just like having an unfiltered phone on the line - It can kill your connection.

So you may find yourself unplugging one so you can use the other, and vice versa. Then again, it may work perfectly. It's pretty much hit or miss, there is no definitive answer.

Try it and see, but don't be surprised if it won't work with the other modem connected to the line.

Viper GTS <-- Two years as a DSL tech

That is why you get 2 phone lines!

 

[sleepdragon]

why not go wireless~
just geta wireless router and some wireless nic...
price has dropped over the past yr...they are pretty afforadable now...