Xzibit
Wtf Mate?
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join:2002-04-19
Santa Clara, CA
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| reply to BigGoon00
Re: Dual Cable for home
said by BigGoon00  :
said by Xzibit :
»www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe···1&depa=1
For $85, awesome dual WAN router.
Nice security feature "Ping to Death"
Newegg employees make mistakes when they type up the pages. |
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crashman0
join:2003-07-08
Reston, VA
| reply to skinticket
I am very intrigued by this topic.
i have verizon dsl right now, but I am 15,000+ feet from the CO and therefore capped at 768/128.
I like to game, and upload is important to host other players.
Cable internet is available, but I have directv, so cable internet can get expensive $67/month.
It would great if folks could post their experiences with these routers.
Could I get 2 DSL lines, and hook into router? giving me 1.5/256?
Seems like 2 DSL lines would be easier to convince than 2 cable lines. seems like the cable company would have a problem with 2 cable lines, but the house has multiple phone lines from the underground line.
thx. |
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Big_D
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join:2003-06-02
Augusta, GA
| said by crashman0 :
Could I get 2 DSL lines, and hook into router? giving me 1.5/256?
As stated previously, you would not get double the speed by getting 2. The only way that would be possible is if the DSL company was willing to bond the 2 lines, which I highly doubt.
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seems like the cable company would have a problem with 2 cable lines
There would be no need for 2 cable lines...just 2 modems. (Unless you don't have any free jacks and your signals are so poor that you cannot split an existing jack)
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jbjetta
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join:2004-07-23
Laurel, MD
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First off before you go through all this trouble to get two cablem modems and try find a router that can DHCP and load balence your requests, have you tried talking to business sales about getting more then 3m/256? They have a business sales group and I would expect that they would offer something like this, all they do is peg a custom file to your modem and boom speeds change. |
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Kip patterson
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join:2000-10-23
Columbus, OH
1 edit | If you go with Comcast business service the boom you will hear is your wallet collapsing as all the money flies out of it!
It's pretty darn expensive. |
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J D McDorce
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join:2001-12-29
Westland, MI
| reply to jbjetta
If Comcast's Workplace offerings are representative of what the business sales group has to offer over cable, it could certainly be less expensive (over the course of a year) for a residential customer to purchase a dual WAN router and pay for two standard (or even two more speed for $10) accounts. What's offered in my area (via »work.comcast.net) is 4000/384 for $95/month (one year contract) or 5000/512 for $160/month (one year contract). |
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jbjetta
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join:2004-07-23
Laurel, MD
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It depends on how well the dual wan can use both modems. If I can never get more then 3m on one download and I am looking for more speed from a single site download then it may be worth the money to continue with a high rate of service. That is all I am stating. |
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indysz
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join:2003-07-26
Valparaiso, IN
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You need a router that supports load balancing. I cant remember the model number off hand but I know netopia makes a faily decent one.
Just get a comcast 4.0/384 for 52.95/mo
Verizon 1.5/384 for 29.95 month
5.5/768 = 82.90/mo
You'll probably see 5.0/700 out of that
- Alex
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