"Graham." <me@privacy.com> wrote in message
news:fqk58t$59f$1@registered.motzarella.org

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imagine the only reason that your mums ADSL is not
: : always on
: : is because she is using a USB modem powered by her
: : computer.
: :
: : Strictly speaking it is not "dial-up broadband" but
: : Windows dial-up networking is typically used to
: : initiate the connection, so it may seem that way.
: : For VoIP, and other serious internet use, you would
: : have a router
: : to connect to the Internet independent of your
: : computer(s)

Which with AOL is not as easy as it could be........

Ivor