On 11/06/07, Simon Huggins <huggie@???> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2007 at 12:31:38PM +0100, Simon Capstick wrote:
> > James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> > >I have a friend who can only get 512Kbps over their DSL line. I was
> > >thinking that they could maybe get 4 DSL lines, and then load balance
> > >over them to make 2Mbits.
> > >
> > >Does anyone know any ISPs that support this sort of service?
> > I'm assuming you're referring to download speeds.
>
> It's possible (nay probable) that his friend just lives far enough away
> from the exchange that 1Mb or 2Mb aren't viable as stable alternatives.
>
> I can't get more than 512kb where I am (in South Reading) due to the
> distance from the exchange (well I might be able to on Max or an ADSL2+
> service from Bethere but I don't really want to risk that just now).
>
This is true in this case. the DSL can only reach 512kb and it is
shared between 10 people, so it gets rather slow. I have also since
found a product from nildram
http://broadband.nildram.net/load_balanced/
So, this should be cheaper than a dedicated 2Mb leased line.
Of course, the contention might also be a problem.
