Re: Newby Questions On Stand Alone DSL

I made a switchbox from a Bud Radio minibox.  2 toggle switches and 
indicator lights.  One AC outlet for the modem and one for the router. 
Easy 
to turn off the stuff.


"Jack" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:48b5ae4f.31464140@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>A company that is not a phone co. offered a contract for stand alone
> DSL.
>
> 1) If DSL is always on, does that mean that you're connected to the
> Internet everytime the machine is booted up?  Isn't there a switch to
> turn it off and on?
>
> 2) I want to keep a cheap dial-up ISP as a back-up.  If all of the
> hardware is installed outside on the NID phone box, isn't it true that
> I can keep my current dial-up without making any changes to the PC and
> phone jack?  If so, when I dial up, does it override the DSL?
>
> Thanks