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I want to connect to the internet using both cable and telephone DSL services so that my connection will be more reliable. What equipment do I need to do this?
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You need a router that will connect to two different internet connections and load balance between the two connections. It will also provide failover but it won't be totally seamless since it requires a timeout to detect the dead connection.

I highly recommend the Linksys RV082 router. I used it at a previous startup and it worked really well for us.
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Answer Date: 07:17pm 10/22/07

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Multi-Homing Broadband Routers
The most direct method for utilizing two high-speed Internet connections on a home network is to install a router specifically designed for this purpose.
Multi-homing routers feature two or more WAN interfaces for Internet links. They handle both the fail-over and load balancing aspects of connection sharing automatically.
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Answer Date: 11:07am 10/22/07
 
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