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by dbarsky

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So I am confused....my pal does not use his land line anymore just his cell. It is there (wiring) he just does not use it so he stopped paying the bill. My question is can I use my wireless laptop router/modem and hook up with my DSL at his house? Can anything be done with out a land line? Thanks DUH

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by thechas

Unlike dial-up, your DSL connection is not portable.

While you may be able to log in to your DSL account from another location that has DSL provided by the same ISP, the DSL connection MUST be enabled for the specific phone line you are connecting to.

Further, if your friend does not have an active account with the phone company, odds are that his phone line has been turned off at the central switch.

While rules vary by phone company, I believe that either you or your friend would have to pay for both local phone service and DSL service in order to have an active DSL connection at his house.

Chas

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