A little different twist on my last question...Wireless Routers...simple question, can you help?

Question

I now understand that I can NOT use my wireless router to connect to my DIAL UP internet wirelessly...it's only for broadband.

BUT>>>

Does this mean I can, or can NOT use the router for DSL? It's broadband in the sense that it's fast, but it still uses a phone line, so is it out of the picture w/ a wireless router? (Single laptop use, no tandem computers here.)

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Answer 1

Your router would be ideal for DSL, just plug your router into your DSL modem you will get from the phone company. Your phone company may give you a modem that also is a wireless router so you would not even need to use your current one. check with the phone company (don't pay any extra though!)

Answer 2

A router does not connect to the DSL or to the broadband. Instead it goes onto one side of a modem while the other side of the modem goes to the cable or DSL broadband connection.

Since the router is independent of the outside world it can be used with DSL.

There used to be a modem called Webramp that worked with dialup and could also take a router. But since most people who want a network have gone away from dialup that Webramp withered away and is only found on eBay nowadays.

Answer 3

For DSL, you probably got (or would get) a modem that a phone line plugs into, then a cable runs from the modem to your computer, it looks like an oversized phone line.

Instead of running the cable from the modem to your computer, you would run the cable from the modem to your router, then connect to the router using a wireless connection. So yes, you should be able to use a router with most DSL setups.

Answer 4

DSL enables you to use the internet via your phone line. as long as your router is a DSL router (which will have a phone line connection on the back) then it should work. if it doesnt it is most likely a cable modem

Answer 5

In this context, DSL is broadband, not a phone line. Read your documentation about connecting to DSL. You'll probably have to get a DSL modem from your phone company.

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