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asd19000 26-09-2013 12:50

Virgin 2 way splitter
 
Can I use the 2 way splitter to install 2 different accounts in different hubs?

Sephiroth 26-09-2013 13:59

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
Technically - yes. Contractually - unlikely though I don't know your circumstances.

General Maximus 26-09-2013 19:44

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
how are you going to set them up dude because unless there are "special circumstances" I was under the impression that you could only have one account per household. If you could use a splitter and have two modems at the same premises it would be awesome because they you could get a router with dual wan ports and load balance across the two connections.

BenMcr 26-09-2013 20:20

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by General Maximus (Post 35625702)
how are you going to set them up dude because unless there are "special circumstances" I was under the impression that you could only have one account per household. If you could use a splitter and have two modems at the same premises it would be awesome because they you could get a router with dual wan ports and load balance across the two connections.

It's certainly a lot easier now to get two accounts than it used to be, but there are certain criteria and the final decision lies with VM.

Kushan 26-09-2013 20:22

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
You can plug in a modem from a different account though, from a different house.

EDIT: I did once see a customer with two modems on their account. Just the once. Confused the hell out of me, especially as the customer forgot to mention it and was only reporting a fault with one. Their exact words were "I can get on just fine downstairs, but upstairs doesn't work". You'd have thought that was a router or something and even seeing two modems on the account wasn't that unusual (sometimes they got left over during a swap or whatever) but it took me a good few mins to figure out he WASN'T using a router but in actual fact had two completely separate modems.

Then when I went through to second line, they didn't believe me until they seen the account themselves and their answer was still "No, this shouldn't have happened, send them to customer services to get it fixed".

"Fixed".

BenMcr 26-09-2013 20:26

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
Two modems on a single account will cause issues, as it's not standard policy (and I pretty sure it never has been), so some systems won't expect it.

Two accounts at an address each with a single modem attached is purely down to having the records available on the system to process it.

everyday 26-09-2013 20:55

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
I had lodgers in a house I own and they have 2 accounts. One was put in about 6 months after the other - 3 months down the line I was told the wayleave agreement the second account holder signed was illegal and both accounts were cut off.

This was in 2010 I think.

BenMcr 26-09-2013 21:10

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by everyday (Post 35625720)
I had lodgers in a house I own and they have 2 accounts. One was put in about 6 months after the other - 3 months down the line I was told the wayleave agreement the second account holder signed was illegal and both accounts were cut off.

This was in 2010 I think.

The checks are much stricter now to stop issues occuring

jb66 26-09-2013 21:20

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
I use two hubs on the same splitter, no issues

everyday 26-09-2013 21:21

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
so we can get 240 if we bond?

jb66 26-09-2013 21:36

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
If you had a device that was capable, I use 2.4ghz in livingroom and 5ghz on sh2 in bedroom

everyday 26-09-2013 21:41

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
ok. so i might ask about this. be happy to pay £75 for that if it is possible.

General Maximus 26-09-2013 21:48

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
that is what I was thinking. What is the criteria for having 2 accounts Ben? Surely VM would like to have double the money coming in given the competition these days so would it be possible for me to have 2 x 120mbit connections coming into my house?

Sephiroth 26-09-2013 21:58

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jb66 (Post 35625738)
If you had a device that was capable, I use 2.4ghz in livingroom and 5ghz on sh2 in bedroom

I use something else in the bedroom.;)

everyday 26-09-2013 22:20

Re: Virgin 2 way splitter
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by General Maximus (Post 35625742)
that is what I was thinking. What is the criteria for having 2 accounts Ben? Surely VM would like to have double the money coming in given the competition these days so would it be possible for me to have 2 x 120mbit connections coming into my house?

If it is I'd go for this like a shot for as long as I could do it - who would need fttc!


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