On Thu, 24 Aug 2017 23:46:07 +0100, "James Wilkinson Sword"
wrote:

At the time of the change. I had a DVR that connected every night by
phone. It took awhile to figure out why it stopped connecting.

Why the **** would you want your DVR to use the phone line?

If you don't have broadband, that is how you get your program guide.