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JAMES_6920

hello everyone, im new to the site and have been looking on here for last couple of weeks and its brilliant forum.
Anyway ill cut to it, me and my partner are moving in to a brad new property in few weeks and im looking at getting sky+, but having never had to go about this process before im worried ill get mugged off:embarasse we dont really need a house phone as we both have mobiles, i would like broadband at some point to. Do i need BT to connect a line or would sky do this??? as BT want £124.99. any help on this is most appreciated as it will really help me out:)

Rufus_348

Are you sure you'll have to get a new phone line? You shouldn't need to pay the full whack in most properties - it's only if the connection is damaged in some way, if you can plug in a phone and get a dial tone then you'll be fine.

If you do need a phone line installed you can get it cheaper when you sign up for BT broadband and phone or Plusnet broadband and phone (£50) or with BT when you get broadband, phone and TV ('free' but plus an increased monthly price on your bundle deal).

You can get Sky TV without a phone line but for Sky broadband you will need to get line rental from either BT or Sky (Sky is cheaper, £11) because it's ADSL broadband.

The only way to avoid getting a home phone is to go for Virgin Media standalone broadband but you'll need to be in a cable area. Have you tried checking you postcode on Samknows or the Choose broadband deals site?

hth