Re: [Sheflug] BT second line

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Sat, 23 Sep 2000, Craig Andrews wrote:

> after getting a second line for internet use at my parents house, they
> find that the connection is never higher than 28.8Kb/s
> 
> I vaguely remember way back in the mists a discussion on this very problem
> with BT second lines, and a simple way to fix it.

AFAICR it's to do with BT sharing the physical copper between two lines
(why they can offer such great deals on second lines...) so the second
line is basically an inferior piece of junk. And as BT make no warranty
about it's suitability for data use (and little enough for voice
use) there really is nothing you can do.
Apart from getting ISDN or DSL.


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