Forgive me if this is a FAQ - searching for "naked dsl no phone" doesn't kick up any clues.

My pal is looking for a DSL provider but doesn't need a phone line. Skype will do him fine.

All the ISPs I've called today offer a bundled phone line as part of their "naked DSL" packages. And seem to charge for them - eg with XNet he'd pay about $40/mo (for 6GB of use) if he was on "regular" DSL and paying Telecom a monthly line rental for a phone, but if he switches to XNet's Naked DSL suddenly the price leaps to $69.95 (and there's a "free" phone line available).

I called Callplus and a few others - all said something similar - which seems deeply ironic given that the ISPs were fighting to get DSL unbundled, then none of them actually offer a package without bundling it themselves. (Am I misunderstanding the market wickedly or something?)

How / where do you get a plain DSL connection WITHOUT a phone line bundled? Must be plenty of business cases where there's space for a DSL installation without a phone line. I can think of a handful.

Any suggestions / recommendations welcome.