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If I am provisioned ADSL2, can I still use ADSL1 modem?

Probably not worth it. You can get a brand new ADSL2+ modem for under $25. Do you really want potentially lower speed and/or less reliability?

No it won't work, though it works to other way around where you can use an ADSL2 modem on an ADSL 1 line (most modems do anyway)

I think it may work. If the DSLAM have both ADSL1 and ADSL2 enabled then it will work

reply to kocoman
I ask because I can use another account that is ADSL1 if I am going to go over the monthly limit.

Are the pppoe accounts on ADSL1 and ADSL2 interchangeable?

thanks

reply to kocoman
I have seen the older modems connected to an adsl2+ line and all they do is max out at their highest speed available...somewhere around 8 meg. If you want to use another user ID then the data downloaded will be charged to that particular account at this point. I don't think the counter is placed on the port but it is based on the ID from what I hear.
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Bandwidth is counted against the user ID, not the port

Yes exactly, there was talk about counting the data on the port but it hasn't been implemented yet.

reply to kocoman
I've done it, my parents were having trouble with their Sympatico service when they had 7-meg ADSL2+ due to a bum modem; the modem was having major issues with ADSL2+. Disabling support for it, which forced the modem to sync with ADSL1, resolved the issue long enough to get a replacement modem (ended up just getting one from Bell).

That said, with the cost of a good ADSL2+ modem at $25 or less, there's zero reason to do this.
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reply to kocoman
You can use any adsl modem at any time,

except:

You cannot use an adsl/adsl2+ modem when your line is setup for VDSL.

You cannot use the cellpipe modem as an adsl2+ modem.

When I use my SS5360 on my 16mbit adsl2+ line, it was syncing up at ~7mbps. So yeah, its very doable.

cool didnt know that, mi no no. thanks for the info cloneman, much appreciated

reply to kocoman
Also, you can force an ADSL2+ modem to operate in ADSL1 mode. (provided the modem allows you to change this setting)

For example I'm currently having stability issues at 16mbps ADSL2+, so if I force my modem to ADSL1 it syncs at 8mbps without losing sync on a regular basis. A dumb trick to increase downstream SNR...

will my bell connection hub work as an adsl1 modem?

reply to kocoman
Why is that VDSL cannot fallback to ADSL1/ADSL2?

reply to Paolo
The connection hub is backwards compatible but the cellpipe isn't.