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No. People call them DSL "modems" because the term describes the gear in ways people understand today. DSL equipment is a network termination device with a micro-router inside. It doesn't make calls the way a traditional modem does, nor can it be used to place calls to a traditional modem. The DSL micro-router is used to connect only to another DSL device. That device carries traffic back to us and, from there, out onto the Internet. |