Hi Billy. You do need a phone line to have Sky TV. It's written in the contract which you are required to sign and agree to. The reason for this is that they offer films and other third party services like shopping and sports betting and casino games. You don't have to have your Sky TB phone wire connected if you don't want to, but on installation you must have a working telephone line. ----- Original Message ----- From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <hotscot72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 10:27 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT Line
Kevin, you mean then, you don't need a BT landline for Sky TV, but if you wanted to take a Sky package that included Broadband Internet, you would have to get a BT line?.I'm asking, because at the moment, I have Virgin Media Cable, and I get my TV, TEL, and broadband internet in the one package,Dinky Doo Billy----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:09 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT LineYep, that's right, but just to confirm again, we're talking about Sky TV here and the Sky digibox. Nothing to do with broadband or internet provision.Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "TrueBlue & Proud" <hotscot72@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 8:01 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT LineKevin, does that mean, you don't really have to have a BT landline at all?,Dinky Doo Billy----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Lloyd" <kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 7:51 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT LineHi Léonie. .The updates don't arrive by the telephone cable, they're transmitted direct to the Sky box via satellite. The telephone cable is only used to send information to Sky such as booking movies or buying online, etc. The booking of movies can be done over the phone rather than by the remote but be sure to mention that you're visually impaired as I believe it's still free.Just to reiterrate, I've had a Sky box of some description for around 15 years now and have never bothered to connect up with a telephone cable so you really don't need it unless you're going to play games, order goods online through the TV shopping service or book movies via the remote.Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Léonie Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx>To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 3:49 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT LineSam, I don't know if the line has to be BT, but the reason Sky needs aphone line is to upload information from your box. For example, if you book a pay per view movie, the information is transmitted back to Sky using yourphone line. I think software updates to your box may also be dealt with via thephone line, but can't be sure. Usually, only broadcast signals and data are transmitted to you via the satellite, the phone line completes the circuitfrom you back to Sky. Léonie. -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfSam Howie Sent: 20 July 2008 14:42 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT Line Hi KevinYour correct my question was around do I need to have a BT line to receiveSky TV Sam -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf OfKevin Lloyd Sent: 20 July 2008 14:29 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT Line Hi Chris.Just to clarify, Sky do provide a line rental should you wish to switch fromyour BT line rental. However, I'm not sure the question was just around having access to a landline to be able to use certain functions of Sky TV such as ordering movies and the like to which the answer is, no, you don't need to be hooked up to a telephone line at all as long as you don't want touse those features.. Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris" <christopherhallsworth71@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Sam Howie" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 1:27 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Sky And a BT LineHi, I think it's because unlike Virgin Media, for example, Sky doesn't provide any kind of line rental, nor does it provide cable services, so Iguess one way around this is to require users signing up to theirbroadband service that a BT line is necessary. I know there's Virgin Mediaand other companies offering their own line rental, but it must be afierce competition out there, and since 90 odd percent of us are on BT,Sky might as well use the most common denominator. 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