Got you Kevin, I understand what you mean. I've connected mine to the phone line, but never use the Sky box for ordering anything. Jackie Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx Skype Name: Cairnsplace ----- Original Message ----- From: Kevin Lloyd To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:57 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT Line Hi Jackie. This question is not concerned with broadband provision but is a general question of whether you need to connect your Sky TV digibox to a landline or not. The answer is, no, you don't need to connect your box to a telephone line if you don't intend to use the games, TV shopping or book movies directly from the remote. Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Cairns To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 2:45 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT Line Hi Sam You do because it's an ADSL broadband service, which requires such a line. Not to be confused with Virgin Media, which has its own modem that connects to fibre-optic cables. Jackie Email: cairnsplace@xxxxxxx Skype Name: Cairnsplace ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Howie To: Access-uk Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:20 PM Subject: [access-uk] Sky And a BT Line Hi All I was just wondering if anyone knew if their was a particular reason why if you had Sky TV you needed a BT land line Thanks Sam