Re: OT Sky

[Richard Malcolm-Smith <rich@xxxxxxx>]

Bricknell, Tony wrote:
> Is it a requirement to keep mains power supplied to the boxes??
> 
> They can't dial out without juice, and Sky have got no way of knowing
if
> you've just unplugged them from the mains socket (to reduce fire risk,
lower
> the house quiescent power consumption (every little helps!)) or
disconnected
> the telephone line.  What if your PC ties up the phone line for
endless
> periods?
> 
> When I bought my Sky box the T&C's said "keep connected to
telephone line
> for 12 months".  It didn't say the box had to be powered...
:o)

Here in NZ when I got sky installed the guy was insistant that he 
connected it to a phone line. so I let him wire it into the phone line.
He was a bit pissed off to say the least when he connected it to a phone
and found that the line was dead.

Thats when I say that the only phone that works is the one in the shed 
that is the home office. He was not ammused :)

Do they require that you maintain the phone line in an operational 
state? What if you disconnect it because you have just got a new mobile
with a million free minuites a month? Surely they cant requre that you 
purchase a service off someone else.

Second point. What if your phone line is too crap to support a data call
on it? will they make the telco fix it on your behalf?

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