I'm thinking of getting DSL. It is available in my area now with a
> download speed of 3 Mb/s (to my number and neighbours).
> However the best connection speed I can get over my phone line with a
> 56k modem is 31.2 kb/s. With the same computer I was able to connect
> to freenet at 48k over long distance from Toronto.
> As my POTS line isn't the best, can I still get a good DSL connection?
The correlation between DSL speeds and dial up is there but loose. You might get full 3mbps or get nothing. YMWV
Sorry.