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Multiple Mbps ADSL solution
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That's correct. Anyone can do it. Just get one of these and 2 ADSL lines and 2 ISP ADSL accounts and you are up and running.
http://www.dlink.co.za/igloadbalance.php
eddief1
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Anyone can't do it because to get a true bonded line the bonding has to be done on your side as well as the ISP. The above will only get you a load balanced solution.
Balstrome
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Once again the leopard changes it's spots, while moving the goal post.
Pilgrim
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The difference between Line Bonding and Load Balancing is the maximum speed and address range.
With line bonding you can download a file (using a single download thread) at the maximum line speed, eg. 8Mbps if you have 2x4Mbps lines. Also, the server you download from will only register one IP address as yours.
With load balancing a single download can only run at the maximum speed of a single line, eg 4Mbps. Sure you can download at 8Mbps if you use a multi threaded download manager, but any single download will only use one line. The other problem is that each line you use has its own IP address, so one moment you communicate to a server using one IP address, the next moment you use another (as far as the remote server is concerned). This can be a problem with some sites.
The nice thing about load balancing is that you can usually use any ADSL ISP, so you won't get shafted with "reasonable" prices like they do with line bonding.
With line bonding you can download a file (using a single download thread) at the maximum line speed, eg. 8Mbps if you have 2x4Mbps lines. Also, the server you download from will only register one IP address as yours.
With load balancing a single download can only run at the maximum speed of a single line, eg 4Mbps. Sure you can download at 8Mbps if you use a multi threaded download manager, but any single download will only use one line. The other problem is that each line you use has its own IP address, so one moment you communicate to a server using one IP address, the next moment you use another (as far as the remote server is concerned). This can be a problem with some sites.
The nice thing about load balancing is that you can usually use any ADSL ISP, so you won't get shafted with "reasonable" prices like they do with line bonding.
Garth Massey
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I would like to see some priceing on this looks great sounds great.
BravoDrie
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yip, the thought makes my toe nails split too.
oh and anybody considering this... assume the postion... reminds me from a scene in Pulp Fiction with a charactor named Z and a red ball on leather strap.
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snobee
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I have just looked into it as having my 4 x 4Mbit adsl lines able to do 16 Mbit, would be great....
Basically Vox charges you about R2250 per month for the service (or around about there).
They then have bundle charges... for my use I would be looking at a minimum of 50 GB bundle. That is about R6000. That is a total then of around R8000 (PLUS VAT) per month. As far as I know, you do not use the bandwidth from the other ISP's. I believe the bandwidth used by VoxDatapro, is their "gold" bandwidth, so it is not your run of the mill adsl shaped stuff. From what I am picking up from these guys, is that spending R20 000 per month or more on a decent leased line in the megabit range is now not needed. If you are spending R20 000, you can get something much faster and a decent bundle of bandwidth (over 100 GB).
Basically Vox charges you about R2250 per month for the service (or around about there).
They then have bundle charges... for my use I would be looking at a minimum of 50 GB bundle. That is about R6000. That is a total then of around R8000 (PLUS VAT) per month. As far as I know, you do not use the bandwidth from the other ISP's. I believe the bandwidth used by VoxDatapro, is their "gold" bandwidth, so it is not your run of the mill adsl shaped stuff. From what I am picking up from these guys, is that spending R20 000 per month or more on a decent leased line in the megabit range is now not needed. If you are spending R20 000, you can get something much faster and a decent bundle of bandwidth (over 100 GB).
tjunyat
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As stated in the article, this is good news, but it's been out for a while already from other ISPs
Bonding of multiple ADSL lines has been done before but this is the first time I've heard of different technologies being bonded.
They can bond ADSL, Diginet and Wireless into one data path.
So for instance if another wireless service comes out next year that VOX support you can add it to the mix.
They can bond ADSL, Diginet and Wireless into one data path.
So for instance if another wireless service comes out next year that VOX support you can add it to the mix.
+1 for this explanation. It is something that never gets explained in the sales pitch.
Wimbo
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Yep. Did it more than a year ago with 4 ADSL lines. And as another pointed out, it's not "line bonding", it's a form of load balancing, unless you have control of both ends of the connections.