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- 12-19-2011 04:38 PM #1
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DSL internet with no phone service?
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My son has signed up for Dish and was told he could get DSL internet with a "DSL compatible modem" just by plugging it into a phone jack without having landline phone service.
Sounds hokey to me. Any comments?
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- 12-19-2011 05:43 PM #2
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You don't just plug it in, you have to pay for the dsl internet service. You don't have to have phone service to have internet.
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- 12-19-2011 05:54 PM #3
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- 12-19-2011 06:10 PM #4
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I just found out the company he is getting the DSL internet service from has to arrange with AT&T to use the existing lines, it is called Stand Alone service. This is not available in all areas. The guy he was talking to about the DSL service in as much as said "You don't need anything but a DSL compatible modem and he will take care of the connections". At first he said all we need to do is plug the modem into a telephone wall socket, no wiring required. So much for informed sales people.
By the way, DSL Standalone service jacks will not have a dial tone if you don't have telephone service.
Yes, you do have to pay for the DSL service.Last edited by nodsirrah; 12-19-2011 at 06:51 PM.
- 12-19-2011 11:16 PM #5
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DSL modems do just plug into a phone jack and a power outlet and then you are set. I think the phone companies are required to provide you with 911 service dialtone in case of an emergency even if you do not have phone service with them. If you want that service you would need to connect a DSL filter between the modem and the phone jack which splits out the signal for the phone and the modem. Each phone in the house would need a filter on it.
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i have centurylink/qwest internet service and i have no telephone service. Works well out here in the boonies where i can't get a cablemodem. I even have 20-megabit service.
- 12-20-2011 08:33 AM #7
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From a dsl line? That's surprising!
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- 12-20-2011 09:05 AM #8
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I have at&t DSL without a phone. It works, but is not anywhere near as fast as the Cox cable modem was. Then again, it's less than half the monthly cost.
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I have AT&T 6.0 High Speed DSL without phone service(my phone service is with Vonage).
- 12-20-2011 02:44 PM #10
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Proud Staff Memberand yet I live in town and can only get 1.5MB Originally Posted by mattv 
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