2 internet connections?

devils_vixen

I may be moving back in with the parents and my mum has internet by supa net via modem. I currently have option 3 on BT - is it possible to transfer my connection to my mum's and keep the supanet connection? I have a laptop and the PC is connected to the supanet modem.

456789

Only if you get a second phone line which means paying 2 line rentals

if either is out of contract period cancel it

Pitchshifter

Is Supanet dialup? When you say via modem I assume thats what you mean. If that is the case then all you need to do is get a broadband provider.

You do not need 2 phone lines to share internet in the same house. If you got broadband you can share that connection with your mum and anyone else with a computer in the house. You can even use a dialup modem on the same phone line while using a broadband connection if you really wanted to (although that would be a bit daft). I recommend O2 or BE as good broadband providers by the way. You can get this for under £14 per month as well as getting casback.

Also, if Supanet is a subscription service you could cancel it, as it won't be needed anymore.

devils_vixen

No my mum has broadband but unlike mine it isn't wireless. So as there is already broadband in the house, does this mean that I can use my home hub on the same line (I would be paying for my own broadband anyway) and my mum can still be connected to supanet? If I keep my broadband, it means I have my own phone number as I have option 3

456789

devils_vixen wrote: »

No my mum has broadband but unlike mine it isn't wireless. So as there is already broadband in the house, does this mean that I can use my home hub on the same line (I would be paying for my own broadband anyway) and my mum can still be connected to supanet? If I keep my broadband, it means I have my own phone number as I have option 3

No you cannot have 2 broadband connections on the same phone line and homehub does not work with non-BT internet connections - to do this you will need to fit a second phone line

black_paw

prob best to have just one line and broadband , maybe pick the best one ?

devils_vixen

Ok thanks for this - will be telling mother dear to get shot of her internet and make room for mine:D

posted_2

Just buy a new wireless adsl router.

Pitchshifter

Yeah, if she already has broadband, share that connection, why complicate matters. Do what Posted says, buy a wireless router and adaptor for your laptop.

456789

posted wrote: »

Just buy a new wireless adsl router.

why spend money on one when he can just transfer over the BT and use his existing router?

posted_2

That will be up to the parents to decide, there may be a £40 + a contract buy out cancellation charge.