MBP 2011 with no OS DVD gray screens and it won't boot.

This laptop was booting up but started crashing and I think it's a HDD issue.
I replaced the drive with a known good empty drive but get an error when I try to do
an internet recovery (command+option+R). The error is 4403F.
I have fiber which goes through a PPPoE authentication process in the router. This MBP came with Snow Leopard
I believe. Unfortunately, this is the only Mac I have and the Apple store is about 180 miles away.
How can I get an OS X DVD without having to pay as the OS is free now anyway? I do have a time machine backup on my network.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mark

Early 2011 MBPs came with Snow Leopard installation disks, late 2011 MBPs came with Lion.
Since OPTION+COMMAND+R does not work on your MBP, it indicates to me that your MBP did not come with Lion installed.  If it did, your MBP would then be connected to the Apple servers and the original OSX would be installed.
Duplicate installation disks can be obtained from Apple Customer Service.  They will need the serial number of your MBP and there is a charge.  Use the phone number at the bottom of this page.  If you are told that your MBP did indeed come with Lion, then you have a different problem.
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