<SparTacuS> Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Yea I know sounds dumb. But is there any way to get a Broadband/ADSL modem to make a dial-up connection.The reason - my daughter is waiting for her ISP to connect her BB connection and has the appropriate gear ready and waiting. Whilst waiting they have allocated her a (FREE) dial-up account, but she does not have an old school modem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Are you asking if she could connect to her free dial-up account using her broadband modem that still hasn't been activated? If so, then I'm pretty sure (99.99999%) that this is not possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFusion200 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Are you asking if she could connect to her free dial-up account using her broadband modem that still hasn't been activated? If so, then I'm pretty sure (99.99999%) that this is not possible.id say the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickytwista Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 broadband line gottta be activated at first anyway to make it broadband capable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<SparTacuS> Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 What I'm really saying is that, since the broadband signal only travels via @normal@ phone lines, can't we persuade a BB modem to dial a telephone number rather than a network address.BTW - it's the BB line at the exchange that gets activated not the modem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonDamm Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Umm, at the risk of being somewhat technically wrong, I believe that the typical cable/ADSL "modem" isn't a true modem in the first place, but really is a kind of bridge. The electronics are different to that in a telephone modem which modulates and demodulates the analog phone signal to represent digital ones and zeros.So, in short your daughter's broadband /ADSL modem not only will not modulate or demodulate a telephone signal, there isn't even a connecter port for the RJ-45 telephone connector (I have a cable modem so I'm not sure about this, but I think the connector for ADSL is different and has a couple more pins) and the typical serial COM connector on telephone modems is certainly lacking (though USB connectors might lead one to think it's possible).If there is a computer store nearby or a local buy and sell type newpapaer you should be able to find a modem for relatively little money - $10 or so. I still have an old internal 28Kb US Robotics that came on my first Micron computer in 1995 you can have if you want, but I don't believe it's worth the postage from Vienna!! :^) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamehead200 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 What I'm really saying is that, since the broadband signal only travels via @normal@ phone lines, can't we persuade a BB modem to dial a telephone number rather than a network address.BTW - it's the BB line at the exchange that gets activated not the modem.Still not possible. Broadband modems connect to servers using a digital signal, whereas dial-up modems do not (analog). The two are completely different. You can't interchange the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<SparTacuS> Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 Yea I thought the idea was kinda long shot but thanks anyway - it's not really worth even a few poundsto buy gear as she will be hooked up in just a few days anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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