I have a landline and I used to have unlimited dialup connection. Last year, I had that removed due to financial reasons. But to my amazement my phone company failed to update their records and i still have an unlimited dialup connection.
My question is: If i buy a DSL modem, will I be able to surf the net using a DSL connection?
or does the company have to approve me at their end first? (note i have a free dialup now)
What is the best DSL modem brand to buy?
I have the following when i open my connection:
Speed: 52.0 kbps
Sent: 1, 622, 885 bytes
Received: 13, 041, 808 bytes
2007-09-14 19:26:15 · 6 answers · asked by Dude Stuff 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
ADDITIONAL INFO:
The DSL provider is the also the same phone company.
If ever I will apply to their DSL, they said that they will use the same physical line that i have now. I can even have an option where I can choose to just have DSL and not the phone service anymore.
2007-09-14 22:07:08 · update #1
The phone company has to activate the dsl service first.
But the dsl works differently than the dial up. You need a 'filter' that comes out of the phone jack, it's a split between the phone line and dsl line. It actually uses a different wire in the line I believe. So, it's different.
2007-09-14 19:30:51 · answer #1 · answered by the Boss 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Like the others said, you can't do what you're thinking. DSL is completely separate from dial-up service. Having one certainly doesn't mean you'll have access to the other.
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UPDATE:
Now you're saying something completely different. Before, you were asking if you could buy a modem and be able to surf the net right away. As we told you, that would NOT be possible unless your phone company activates it on their end FIRST.
Of course DSL uses your exising phone line. None of us realized that was your question...
2007-09-14 19:33:06 · answer #2 · answered by SirCharles 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You have to place an order for DSL and have DSL placed on your phone line. Without a DSL signal a DSL modem is useless.
2007-09-14 19:30:14 · answer #3 · answered by s j 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what you have now is theft which they will probably take you to court over eventually.
buying a dsl modem will do you no good. they physically have to hook the copper cable that goes to your house to a DSLAM. it's not like a dial up modem that can be switched over long distance and such... dsl is a physical modem on their side hooked directly by copper to a physical modem on yours side.
That is why there are activation fees for dsl... somebody physically has to hook stuff up.
2007-09-14 19:35:10 · answer #4 · answered by disruption_grey 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
DSL has to be provisioned by the phone company to be operational.
Simply, they have to connect things on their end too.
It's the same concept with cable Internet. The cable company has to add your cable network bridge to their network or it won't get a signal.
2007-09-14 21:11:15 · answer #5 · answered by Jag 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bell sympatico provide u a modem
dont buy one
2007-09-14 19:31:54 · answer #6 · answered by JavaScript_Junkie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋