Sky HD and the phone that never rings....

[Rob_B]

You only need the sky box plugged in for PPV. EPG is done via satalight, so I suggets you unplug the box, if you had paid 25 quid more you could have had a "no phone line" install.

They charge you £25 to not have to plug in your phone line?...

Thanks Chadders, ill give that a shot when i get home... if i can sourse another filter, of course

and Rob, its the principal of getting the damn thing working more than anything

I know, it's sometimes best to just quit though Seems you'd have no issues & get faster broadband to boot!

[oolon]

They charge you £25 to not have to plug in your phone line?...

There is an engineer option at install time, you can get it done for free if you just tell them you don't have an active phone line yet and you just moved in... The technician normally does it for free. Don't know what difference it makes.

[dshepsman]

i didnt know about the 'no phone line' option. didnt really think about it, cos i had a phone line....
ah, the wonders of life

[dshepsman]

right - here is the latest findings:

* have unplugged everything (alarm and adsl), just had sky and phone connected - same issue.
* have taken an extension lead to the master socket, plugged sky and phone in there - same thing (with and without filter)
* have double filtered the sky connection

would the extra handsets on the phone increase the ren? even though the only physical connection is the main base unit?

although, i may just leave the sky unplugged - but, thats not the point.....
aaaahhhhhh

[jim]

If you've got a wireless base unit phone, with 1/2/3 others that you just plug straight into the power socket, then no, that shouldn't count as additional ren

[dshepsman]

If you've got a wireless base unit phone, with 1/2/3 others that you just plug straight into the power socket, then no, that shouldn't count as additional ren

good. that confirms what i was thinking already.

so.... dodgy line? or dodgy sky box? or dodgy phone?