Need phone line for Directv NFL Sunday ticket or not?

Directv's web site says "to receive certain sports programming the
receiver must be connected at all times to a land-based phone line".

I wanted to get Directv but have no phone except cell in my home. So
I called their csr and he said, "You only need to be connected to a
phone line to order PPV through your remote". He said I DID NOT need
a phone line simply to receive NFL S.T., or any other sports channels.

However - the guy sounded like a high-school intern and did not give
me the feeling he really knew what he was talking about.

So what's the answer on this? Do I need to have a phone line
installed before I can get DirecTV's NFL Sunday ticket?

Also, if I decided to get Directv WITHOUT the NFL, but with the other
SPorts Pak channels - would I need a phone line for those as well?
I'm looking at getting a 2-room setup with 2 receivers, don't know if
that matters.

Thanks, Dennis

Save yourself $10 and drop those other non-sports channels -
nothing but blackouts and infomercials.

They used to have the NFL receivers check in but its too early
to tell what they plan this year. I know of lots of people who never
plug their receivers in but I have one that must stay plugged up or
it goes 722 on a regular basis. And you get those pre-recorded
message calls telling you your receiver must stay plugged in. I got
a second receiver that has never been plugged in and works just
fine.

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Directv's web site says "to receive certain sports programming the
receiver must be connected at all times to a land-based phone line".

I wanted to get Directv but have no phone except cell in my home. So
I called their csr and he said, "You only need to be connected to a
phone line to order PPV through your remote". He said I DID NOT need
a phone line simply to receive NFL S.T., or any other sports channels.

However - the guy sounded like a high-school intern and did not give
me the feeling he really knew what he was talking about.

So what's the answer on this? Do I need to have a phone line
installed before I can get DirecTV's NFL Sunday ticket?

Also, if I decided to get Directv WITHOUT the NFL, but with the other
SPorts Pak channels - would I need a phone line for those as well?
I'm looking at getting a 2-room setup with 2 receivers, don't know if
that matters.

Thanks, Dennis