Tim Green timothy.j.green@gmail.com wrote:
Back in the late 90s/early 2000s my Ericsson mobile phone could at as a modem to a PC and dial ISDN modems (e.g. at my ISP). If you still want to do this with plain old telephone lines then a random search turned up some of these: http://www.dabs.com/products/startech-com-usb-fax-modem-v-92-56k-7Y49.html
Sadly the problem isn't the lack of a modem but the lack of a phone line to connect it to, it at least it is when I'm out and about.
There's two reasons I'd like to upgrade to ADSL; it makes my life easier (speed, convenience, etc), and now based on this conversation it increases my availability because I don't have to rely on a landline. I think the second one is the one to use with the EU; without it my biggest reason for suggesting he pay for an upgrade was my convenience.
Mark