Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Sky do not need a BT line.

edit - just to add I did query this when I had sky installed as I had an ntl line (for broad band and dial up [at the time]). I was told that I just needed a land line.

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

have you had any letters from NTL about your bandwidth usage yet?
If you have can we see a scan (blank your address).
If not why are you worrying about something that has not happened yet?
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Sky+ needs a phone line. Sky infer it needs to be a BT line, but it does not. The inferrence is so they / BT can package together their calls / ADSL and Sky+

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Pft, you havn't met my parents, it's EXTREMELY hard to convince them into anything :(
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Because I can get 512K for the exact same price as I am paying now, with free setup charges :erm:

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

That's correct. :tu:
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Wayne-how hard can it be to convince your parents to get their phone line ported from ntl to BT?? :confused:

They won't notice any difference, as the port is 'invisible'... :shrug:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...78&postcount=1

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

To be fair I think parents on the whole, tend to be fairly difficult to convince about most things....

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Wayne :erm:

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

First of all, I'm not Wayne :erm:

Second, my parents find anything a hassle if it means ringing some one up.

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Which is soimething I am often pointing out, as basically the sales people lie. But quite a few people on here seem to consider that Sky telling lies is OK, yet the same people jumpo up and down like a yo yo at every little thing ntl ever say. Odd that really. Lies are lies, no matter who tells them.

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Does any one know if AOL's models have ethernet ports? If they just have USB then I can't use it since I have a router connected to 2 PC's (and my PC is on the other side of the room).

And also, doesn't any one know if the software is required?

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

So why did they go with Sky+ rather than NTL TV?

Edit :

Also, if its that much of a hassel, what makes you think they will ring NTL to cancel the broadband, and then ring AOL to have theres activated.... if they cant just ring NTL and cancel the phone line and ring BT to have the bt line switched on............

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Because we have had Sky since the old analog system was out (when the reciever and channel switcher were seperate boxes running off there own power).
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Because I'll refuse to pay the next month payment if they don't.

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Sorry-my bad.

Did you follow my link? Did you see how easy it can be?
Get them to ring BT & add you to the account, then you can ring BT to get the port over done.

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Heh, and if theyre anything like my parents used to be, thats when you'll lose broadband all together ;)

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

They don't want to change because they don't want to change number, and they also said they don't like BT and it's more expensive :(
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More than likely, but they will go with something that has a better offer (most of the time :disturbd: ).

Re: Cable ISPs?
 

Dont think you need the AOL software, think the CM is the same one you have.