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Originally Posted by mynameisholly
Hi, I'm considering getting ntl broadband, and I know that you can get broadband even if you have a bt phone line, however; i still live at home and my parent have asked bt to disconnect our phone line completely due to rogue calls. We now use a mobile and the home line is completely cut off. They will not be swayed to reconnect it.
I'm just worried that some form of home phone line is needed to get the boradband service.
It may seem like a stupid question but could someone explain to me pls?
Much appreciated!
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Hi mynameisholly and
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I was in pretty much the same situation as you a couple of years ago - I didn't bother with a landline and used my mobile for all calls (am I grateful to whoever came up with those 'free minutes' tariffs or what
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As mentioned earlier, if you go for cable BB you don't need to take out phone or TV with NTL. If you go for ADSL then you need to have a phone line (because that's what you connect to).
You may find you need to enter a landline number into the automated voice system when you phone up to book cable; as far as I know this is just so that the computer can identify which region you're in and direct you to the right call centre, though I'm sure someone who works for NTL can clarify.
As I didn't have a landline I just tapped in the (NTL) landline number for the flat downstairs - they haven't had any unexpected calls as a result.
And the proof of the pudding? Well, I read your post thanks to my spiffing NTL 2Mbs cable broadband connection, and I still don't have a landline
Hope that helps