India Broadband Forum

tictac

is it possible to have multiple bb connection on the same landline? if so, can we use'em simultaneously?

cool_techie_tvm

I am afraid we cannot use two broadband connections on a single telephone connection. A separate telephone connection is required for the second broadband account to be setup.

BTW u can always opt for a Multiuser account which allows multiple users to be logged in from a single connection.

tictac

wht abt the speed?
and the connection has to be the same type, isn't it?

cool_techie_tvm

The speed will be the maximum speed supported by the connection/plan. Yes the connection will be the same for all the users.

Gary4gar

DSL have limited bandwidth.
a local loop cannot have two broadband connections, working on a single telephone connection. its simply not possible.

A technologically possible solution is:
however you can use two connections at a same time but concept of Virtual CIrcuits.
for this each connection should different VCI/VPI values. This is princical on this IPTV and Broadband work together.However its not possible to get another broadband connection.


The best way, is to apply for another lanline connection. these days even the registration charges are waived off by BSNL. so its really cheap

just4kix

Broadband speed will be shared by all people using the same connection at the same time. For example, if the BB speed is 256 kbps and one user is downloading a file at highest speed, i.e., 256 kbps, and another user starts another download, then depending upon the network symantecs, the speed of the first user will drop to accomodate the second user.

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saurav_k

can we limit speed for one user using any software or something? like dividing a 256 kbps connection as 128kbps for both users...?

Gary4gar

No, i don't think we can have dedicated bandwidth, everything would shared

cool_techie_tvm

U can always to the same if a single connection is split into two or more using a router. Speeds can be set for individual PCs. Unfortunately it cannot be done on the current scenario.

saurav_k

point not clear it can be done or not? actually we have 2pcs and 1 laptop at home. one pc is used by my father. we always end up arguing that "you are using up the bandwidth... plz stop your download etc etc ... " .... i have been looking for a solution where we can restrict bandwidths to different pcs when they are used simultaneously but when only one of them is used i dont want any restrictions on bandwidth

just4kix

If you are using IDM, you can use the (bandwidth) speed limiter feature to restrict download speeds.

cool_techie_tvm

What i meant is, some routers support individual speed settings for the different PCs connected to it. We can specify the speeds for the different PCs in the router and the router will take care of the rest. It is present in my router 2540T (D-Link).

saurav_k

thanks for the info .. one more doubt ..

as i have said earlier in a thread ... my average DL speed is 384kbps ... i.e at moments the speed may go down to 100kbps and at times it goes upto 600-700 kbps ... now if i restrict the speed for one pc to say 256kbps ... will that mean the speed wont ever cross the 256kbps mark ? or the average DL speed will be 256kbps ?

cool_techie_tvm

If u restrict the speed on one PC to 256kbps, then the maximum speed attainable by that PC will be 256kbps. It will keep on wavering and will max out at 256kbps.