Is it possible to have 2 phone lines at one address?

[Just a guy]

So I want to have 2 phonelines at my home (don't ask why I don't really want to explain), is it possible? The phone lines will be used for internet connections from different internet providers.

 

[derekullo]

Yes. At one point it was popular for homes to have a fax/internet line and a phone line so you could talk on the phone while using your 56k modem to play quake.

 

[gangrel]

Always used to be; no reason not. Multiple lines for families used to be the norm before cell phones.
But your ISP will be the phone company, on both lines.

 

[Just a guy]

Yes. At one point it was popular for homes to have a fax/internet line and a phone line so you could talk on the phone while using your 56k modem to play quake.

So if I have 2 phonelines I can basically have 2 internet connections? Just want to clarify because apparently Telstra said you couldn't have 2 phonelines at one addess.

 

[MarkW]

Every modern home is wired for 3 lines, and older places are wired for 2 lines.

Almost nobody uses modems anymore, especially not over phone lines. Most of us get internet over the cable TV network, and a few people get it from AT&T U-Verse which is still that kludgy old (ancient) DSL copper network they refuse to upgrade. Cable is the most reliable way to get internet in most locations.

 

[scout_03]

if the are from 2 proovider they wont be able to us the same wiring and wiring need to be done for the 2 line with $$ cost for you or use a phone line fron one and cable internet for the other .

 

[derekullo]

Yes. At one point it was popular for homes to have a fax/internet line and a phone line so you could talk on the phone while using your 56k modem to play quake.

So if I have 2 phonelines I can basically have 2 internet connections? Just want to clarify because apparently Telstra said you couldn't have 2 phonelines at one addess.

Correct. If you had 2 phone lines coming into your house you could have 2 separate 56k modem connections.
But as they mentioned above a single cable or even dsl connection would be many 100s of times faster than 56k.

 

[Just a guy]

Thanks for the answers, can I have cable without a phoneline?

 

[derekullo]

Yes. My internet is through Cox with their "bundle".
I have phone internet and tv.
I could have any combination i wanted of the above.
Check with your local isp to see what they offer.

 

[Just a guy]

Case Solved!!!

 

[gangrel]

OP, I hope you don't mean 56K...that you meant DSL.....

I can't even imagine how long it would take to load the Tom's main page....

 

[MarkW]

Thanks for the answers, can I have cable without a phoneline?

Yes. Cable is on its own wiring. That is how we all get Cable TV. Even the slowest cable packages are miles faster than any phone line.

I know the slowest cable service here is 1MB/sec. Try that on a phone line with a dialup modem... I ran dialup modems for years before the internet arrived where I lived. Good old US Robotics modems. I also ran a BBS off of them. It is amazing to see that US robotics modems still exist today. Last I used one was about 1996.