ADSL Broadband with telephone wires

[P. Jayant]

Indian I S Ps are offering ADSL broadband Internet service using my existing
phone lines.
My I S P with whom I have registered for a broadband account has delivered a
SmartAX MT 880 Router cum Modem (made by Huawei, China) for the ADSL Link.

The I S P Engineer has visited my house (Single PC) and has tried to get
steady
link between the ADSL Server and my PC for a week but no success, so far.
Hence the Account has not been activated. Does this mean that the broadband
links have connection problems because of the quality of copper wires used
for
telephone lines besides the current problem of moisture as well as road
digging,
during the monsoon? What is the experience of ADSL users in other countries?

By the way, the Network card and the ADSL Router/Modem connector plugged
into the LAN card with Router/modem switched off, is putting a LAN icon in
the
task Bar which is crossed. When I move the mouse over it, a message pops
up
saying "there is a network cable unplugged". My dial-up networking link
which I
have to keep using until broadband starts working, is having problems.
Are these problems because the LAM card is conflicting with the dial-up
link?

Can dial-up and broadband co-exist on one computer or would their settings
conflict somewhere and cause problems in establishing connections for
either of them?

P. Jayant
Pune

 

[Kevin]

Is your current line even capable of a DSL connection? Did the ISP do the
required switching and conditioning of the line? Yes, the quality of the
line into your home is a large part of the package in establishing a
broadband connection. This should have been addressed by your broadband
company. If your phone lines are capable of sustaining a DSL connection
then Windows should have found the connection immediately. Of course, you
would need to enter your username and password to logon.

 

[Daniel]

hi

in my ADSL account here in the UK i just plugged the modem into the phone
line and the DSL light flickered for a while then was steady, i read this
meant the modem was in sync with the ADSL local exchange.

Daniel

 

[Joan Archer]

Did you remember to put the ADSL splitter on the line before connecting
the modem.
Joan

 

[P. Jayant]

Yes. The Splitter was put on by the I S P /Telecom co person who came to set
up the ADSL connection.

P. jayant

 

[Joan Archer]

My reply was to Daniel about the splitter, as my reading of his post meant
he had just plugged into the phone line without having a splitter in place
<g>
Joan