From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: May 29, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: phone line splitter
>
> Leo,
> I live in an area were we can't get high speed or dsl
> internet. I would like to know if I were to use a phone
> spilter in the pack of my PC can I connect an extra line to
> my laptop for internet service. So it like one line for my PC
> and one cord for my laptop. I know I can't use the internet
> service at the same time. Or is there some other way that I
> can connect my laptop to the internet i.e like wifi?
Short answer: yes. What I've done in the past is just
put a splitter at the wall, and then run two cords, one
to each computer.
As you say, only one can be on-line at a time in this
approach. (And if you use that line for voice, you can't
while a computer is on-line.)
Depending on where you live, there may be highspeed
alternatives. This new article discusses:
http://ask-leo.com/what_are_my_high_speed_internet_options.html
Thanks for asking,
Leo