Does my phone line have to be active for wired BB???

themarcus · 18-10-2007 5:40pm #1

Hi,

I'm moving into a house with a couple friends in a couple weeks...

We're not gonna bother with a landline. Does that mean that we can't get wired broadband? I mean the line is there, it's just not active......

If its a problem, then any recommendations regarding wireless BB providers would be great...

CuLT · 18-10-2007 5:53pm

Line needs to be active; you don't have to make calls on it, but you still have to pay rental.

themarcus · 18-10-2007 5:55pm

Dang, I feared that was the case...

Thanks anyway

KoolKid · 18-10-2007 6:22pm

Ya didn't think they would let you do that did ya??

the_syco · 18-10-2007 6:23pm

themarcus: do you have NTL? You can get NTL BB in some places, through the box theat fits into the TV.

dwayneburke · 18-10-2007 9:17pm

by pure fluke i moved into a house that had no ACTIVE phone line but found a router in the attic, connected it up for the craic and it worked!!

free broadband for a year before i went irish broadband for the upspeed advantage but thats the exception rather than the rule, i was just lucky

themarcus · 19-10-2007 8:15pm

dwayneburke wrote: »

by pure fluke i moved into a house that had no ACTIVE phone line but found a router in the attic, connected it up for the craic and it worked!!

free broadband for a year before i went irish broadband for the upspeed advantage but thats the exception rather than the rule, i was just lucky

I'll try that!!! :P

dwayneburke · 19-10-2007 8:19pm

Note, it was the previous occupants router also with their login etc already on it, so i was doubly lucky!!!

Probably wont work if you dont have the right configs etc

Does my phone line have to be active for wired BB???

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