Can I use two routers in one house if one router gets turned off later?

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WirelessBrain

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Can I use two routers on one phone line. Basically, the router is in my auntie's room, but she turns the router off at night so no internet access for me to do my work at night. I was wondering though, I've got the main phone line in my room so would I be able to set up another router so when she switches that router off, then the router in my room will still give me internet access.
 
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WirelessBrain

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But if she turns off the router in her room then that router is not connected I presume, so would it be like I have just taken that router and set it up in my room. Can any other friends on here give any other ways around this problem please, I would be much appreciated.
 
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WirelessBrain

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Any other solution to get round this problem from my end
 
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There are four parts to connecting to the internet
ISP
Modem
Router
Devices (PC, Xbox, etc)

The middle two may well be in the same case. Modem+router.

The ISP will talk to one and only one modem per account.
The modem talks to one and only one router.
The router can and does talk to many devices.

To connect to the ISP, you have to tell them the MAC address of the modem. They put this in their list of allowed devices.

You can't just randomly connect another modem+router box and expect it to work.

Solutions:
1. Get and pay for a whole other connection from the ISP
2. Convince Auntie not to turn it off at night.
3. Move out and get your own apt/job/internet connection
 
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how exactly would this work. At the moment my ISP is talktalk, Ive just checked in my aunties room, all there is there is a wireless router going to the phone live via an asdl filter. please explain.
 
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Yes, but that completely ignores Aunties concept of turning off the main router at night.
Especially if it is a modem+router.

ISP -> modem -> router 1 -> router 2

If router 2 gets turned off, no sweat....you can connect to router 1
If router 1 (under Aunties control and the one the ISP knows about) gets turned off....you are SOL.
 
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