BT phone line and Sky+

[Maggoty]

Hi folks - hopefullyt his is the right category.

I currently have a BT landline as well as the usual mobile telephones.

I have decided that as I am not using the landline that I may as well cancel it as I am paying the standing charge each quarter and only have about 50ps worth of calls itemised.

However, I have Sky+ - do I need a landline in order to get Sky+??

Thanking you all in advance

Ps - my OH also needs internet at home but I am assuming that he can sort that out without a landline

xx

[ChuckFickens]

Yes you do require a phone line for sky+

It's part of your contract with sky that the SKY+ box stays connected to an active phone line.

[ChuckFickens]

Ps -

It's virtually imposable to get a reliable broadband connection at home without a phone line unless you happen to live in a virgin cable area.

if you don't our only option is a mobile dongle and they are not reliable and can be a very expensive way of getting the internet.

[Hammer]

I thought you only had to have the sky+ connected to the phone line for the first 12 months of your contract? After that you are free to unplug.

You don't need it to receive and record TV, but you do need it for some of the interactive stuff and to order Sky Box Office features which is why sky insist on it.

[Maggoty]

ahhhh - have had sky now for donkey's years, not sure how long I have had sky+.

Would Sky give me a straight answer of would they insist on a landline whether needed or not?

x

[ChuckFickens]

Hammer,

The contract is different for sky+ and normal sky

with normal sky it is only for the first year (and you can buy out of that requirement if you want too) with sky+ it needs to be permanently connected regardless of how long you have had the contract (and no buy out option)

Although technically there is no reason to have it connected and everything other than the interactive stuff and box office will work fine without a phone line you are going against skys terms and conditions if you disconnect the phone line and they can stop the service because of that.

[baitress]

Be like me and arrange for the line rental to be paid to sky and dump BT. I pay �10.00 per month to sky which is cheaper that BT charge.

[Nosha123]

my SKy receiver isnt plugged into the phone line!! We have Sky plus! It still works! Though sounds like it may break terms of a contract somewhere

[fourteen85]

We have sky + and do not have a phone line connected, however as the box has gone wrong on quite a few occasions we have found that we needed to connect back to it when we have rung their 'help' desk