Cancelling phone line but keeping TV?

[orangebird]

Originally Posted by Neil

^^ What she said.

The only "difference" is that you get Sky you will have the choice of not having ntl's inferior phone line, which can only be a good thing.

My phone line is not inferior. I get clid blah blah on it. Neil, face it sweetheart - not everyone thinks ntl are crap.

[bob_builder]

Originally Posted by swinster

It is unfortunate that they still would wish to charge exactly the same amount for one service as they do for two. As Sky charge £13 pm for thier basic service ir would be nice if NTL could at least match that. Maybe they figure they can do without my £150 a year then as the only option would then to be to junk NTL and get SKY

Still it's always worth a phone call I suppose.

You may be able to negotiate having the family pack (for which Sky charge £19.50) for £19.50 and a NTL phone line (although technically it is for new customers only).

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by orangebird

My phone line is not inferior. I get clid blah blah on it. Neil, face it sweetheart - not everyone thinks ntl are crap.

Nor is mine ........

[swinster]

Originally Posted by orangebird

But if you get sky, you have to pay for another phone line anyway (for the first year at least) - so no difference in price really

That I didn't know know (is this the same for normal Sky as well as Sky+). But what about a VoiP line - which is the dirrection I'm heading in, hence the reason I want to get rid of the phone line. You can plug standard telephones into the adapter and make call to other PSTN numbers, so I guess it will work for Sky. Does the box call a freephone number or is there extra call charges, if so how much. All kinda off the main topic of the thread but the advice would be handy.

[bob_builder]

Originally Posted by swinster

That I didn't know know (is this the same for normal Sky as well as Sky+). But what about a VoiP line - which is the dirrection I'm heading in, hence the reason I want to get rid of the phone line. You can plug standard telephones into the adapter and make call to other PSTN numbers, so I guess it will work for Sky. Does the box call a freephone number or is there extra call charges, if so how much. All kinda off the main topic of the thread but the advice would be handy.

Yes it is the same for Sky+ and Sky. The STB rings an 0870 number (I think) to check in every so often. I do not know if it will work with a VoIP phone.

[ian@huth]

Originally Posted by bob_builder

Yes it is the same for Sky+ and Sky. The STB rings an 0870 number (I think) to check in every so often. I do not know if it will work with a VoIP phone.

When Sky send out a check for telephone line signal via the satellite the STB calls a 0800 number. I would imagine that VOIP could be used for the connection if you have an analog telephone adaptor fitted.