hmmm... feeling stupid

[floatingleaf]

Okay, so here's a moronic question for anyone who happens to be a bit less of a technophobe than yours truly: do you need to actually have a phone line in order to have DSL? Because I'm seriously thinking of ditching my high-speed cable internet in favor of something cheaper. Since I don't have a landline, dial-up is not an option (not that I'd ever want to go back to dial-up, heaven forbid!... lol). But what about DSL?... I know it went through a separate cable than the phone when I had it before, but they were still sold as a package. The thing is, why should I pay for a landline at all if I don't need it? I have my cell phone, and I barely use it anyway. All I need is a relatively good internet connection that doesn't cost an arm and a leg (like Comcast does). Suggestions, anyone?...

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[slesia.livejournal.com]

Weel, as far as I know, in Europe, you can have mobile Internet connection, with a little stick you put in your computer....dunno if you can do it in the US as well... ;)

[taelyn-sass.livejournal.com]

Yes, you can get standalone, or dry loop, DSL. I just saw something about this yesterday.

From November - http://www.mytowntalks.com/blog/blogging/dry-loop-dsl-naked-dsl.php

From earlier but more info - http://www.punny.org/money/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-dry-loop-dsl/

http://consumerist.com/342490/get-att-dry-loopnaked-dsl-in-5-minutes

http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=11523