07 Nov 16 16:50, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

 ml>> you don't have to with DSL... both POTS and DSL ride on the same

 SD>> From what I understand *DSL (of any type) is uncommon in Europe but I
 SD>> could be wrong in that.

 HG> Your understanding is wrong. After my ISP ceased to support POTS, I
 HG> had DSL until the UART in the machine gave up.

i don't understand what a UART has to do with DSL... DSL connects to a
""modem"" which connects to a NIC (network interface
card) with an RJ45 connector... no UART involved... perhaps you are mixing
up UART with an internal-to-the-laptop NIC???

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