Telephone line Down and Yet I'm here!!!!

I was just sitting here minding my own business playing on line Spades and I got shut down. Thought it was the site, so rebooted. My mail server was down, and then it wasn't. (I have DSL)

Checked the telephone and there is no dial tone. Called phone company and reported it. Won't be fixed until tomorrow.

Still no phone service and yet, I'm here. How is that possible?

I heard a chain saw out there up until the phone went down. But how can I still be online?

Technology really baffles me sometimes.

Molly