HD>> You do not have a POTS Line and POTS modem either?
BF> Unfortunately no. For more than ten years now I'm VoIP only,
Yes, but even with a VoIP line you could dial analog to other FidoNet systems which have POTS connectivity. And remarkably enough I even got 28.800 bps connects to another system using VoIP while I am POTS only.
BF> so the phone line goes down with the internet line. :(
A situation I always want to avoid. With a POTS Line you can call emergency at 112, even if the electricity grid falls down, and/or the GSM 2G, 3G, 4G does not work. We call that a "Life Line", because the POTS line is battery backed up at the central point of the provider as it always was.
But your internet line was not down, only your (free) DNS service for you IP adres did not serve anymore.
Henri.
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