Sky Freesat and Pay-Once-Watch-For-Ever?
 

Ian wrote:
From: Krustov
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 Time: 00:04:54

When i phoned sky to order the £150 deal - they asked if i wanted the
£75 deal and mentioned that the sky box being connected to the phone
line for a minimum of one year was part of the terms and conditions .


I'm obviously missing something very fundamental he
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1. *Why* exactly is it necessary to have a phone line?#

It used to be that the company that ran the interactive information service
that is available via Sky boxes and uses for some applications a phone
connection, subsidised the cost of the boxes. Therefore if you didn't agree to
have the box connected to the phone line, you'd be charged the full price of
the box (300 quid in those days).

I don't know what the reason is today.

3. Presumably the Sky box sits close to the TV, which is in the living
room. There is no phone connection in the living room. How do I connect
the box to the phone line? Does Sky fit a phone connection during
installation?

They will I think, but I'm not sure if they charge extra for doing so now. You
can also be sure the job will be done in the quickest and therefore most
obtrusive and bodged up manner possible. When I was due to have Sky fitted, I
fitted the socket myself a couple of days before, and I had an independent
installer of Bill's calibre doing the job. I've seen mention that some people
just run an extension lead to the point, and persuade the installer that that
will be good enough. I suspect most installers will probably accept that these
days.


4. What happens if I disconnect the phone line from the box after
installation?

Probably nothing. The box's modem will attempt to phone Uncle Rupert at the
same time once a month (using an 0800 number). If it doesn't detect a dial
tone, it'll give up, and try again later. As mentioned above, some folk in
your position simply run an phone extension lead to the box once per month and
leave it plugged in for 24 hours.



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Sky Freesat and Pay-Once-Watch-For-Ever?
 

"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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and I had an independent installer of Bill's calibre doing the job.

Do you mean he was fat?

Bill

Sky Freesat and Pay-Once-Watch-For-Ever?
 

Bill Wright wrote:
"Mark Carver" wrote in message
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and I had an independent installer of Bill's calibre doing the job.

Do you mean he was fat?

Actually, he's not as slim as you are. I spotted him last month parked up in a
lay-by on the A339 digging in to a Brasingsteake-Burger presumably from the
adjacent kebab van.

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