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Sky HD box no longer connected to phone line

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  • 30-08-2008 7:52pm
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    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    Due to the fact that we have moved from UTV to Chorus for our phone service, our Sky HD box is no longer connected to a phone line (and it isn't really practical to do so as the cable modem is a long way away from our Sky HD box).

    Does this matter a damn? I remember having to 'dial in' when we were initially connected to activate the viewing card, I sometimes purchase Box Office movies/events, but other than that?


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    Dman001
    Registered Users Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    I dont think it does but you will have to reconnect it to get Box Office movies.


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    Solair
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,230 ✭✭✭Solair


    It's only a problem if you have multiroom sky. In that case all the boxes have to be connected to the same phone line so that they can check that they're at the correct address using the caller ID.

    You could try connecting it to the UPC (Chorus) phone line. Although, dial-up modems like those used in sky boxes sometimes can't cope with anything other than a normal digital telephone line i.e. from eircom.

    Modems are designed to work with the type of digital encoding that a telephone exchange uses. UPC digital is likely to be using VoIP to carry voice over their cable network.

    Their boxes also can't dial out over Smart Telecom lines as they're using VoiP from the exchange end.


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    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,034 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    Sky boxes dont have a problem with upc/chorus's phone service
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055330370&highlight=aquos+upc+phone+line+sky+digi&page=2


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    Redsoxfan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,284 ✭✭✭Redsoxfan


    Cheers. I do buy PPV from time-to-time, the main problem is that the UPC router is nowhere near the Sky box.


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    mustang68
    Registered Users Posts: 1,106 ✭✭✭mustang68


    Redsoxfan wrote: »
    Cheers. I do buy PPV from time-to-time, the main problem is that the UPC router is nowhere near the Sky box.


    Could be wrong but it is my understanding that PPV or ordering different packages can be done by calling sky. As you may have chosen to have the phone line free installation. can anyone confirm this?


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