can i get broadband if my phone line is set to incoming calls only?

busybee1981

well I have tried to ring Tiscali my internet provider about this, and the bloke on the end of the phone didn't speak very good english and couldn't understand what I was trying to say and kept trying to ask me if I wanted to switch to them for my phone calls instead. Err...NO!! So I rang BT and I got the same problem!! :mad:

I am with BT for phone, tiscali for internet. I don't use my phone very often. If I get it swtched to incoming calls only, can I still use my wireless broadband?

Please someone help me!!

espresso

Your phone service and broadband service are totally separate, apart from sharing the same physical line. If you want to bar outgoing calls on BT, you need to pay for that feature:

Call Barring lets you decide which types of calls can be made from your phone so you're in control of who uses it and how. To make calls to any of the barred numbers, you'll need to enter a PIN number first.
Call Barring is available as part of a Calling Features Pack – see pricing details at the top of this page.
You can sign up now on-line in Your Account.

No need to speak to any Indian call centres, do it on-line.

John_Gray

Reading the title of the OP's OP makes me think that he won't be able to establish a broadband connection, because this (presumably!) requires him to be able to dial out to set this up.

Or am I missing something quite fundamental about ADSL?

espresso

John_Gray wrote: »

Reading the title of the OP's OP makes me think that he won't be able to establish a broadband connection, because this (presumably!) requires him to be able to dial out to set this up.

Or am I missing something quite fundamental about ADSL?

You don't dial out to connect to broadband, so it makes no difference.

weegie.geek

It says in the light user T&C that you can't have BB on it. Presumably to stop you getting reduced price line rental and just using voip.