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Virgin Media Broadband/Phone Line

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  • deklan99
    deklan99 Posts: 637 Forumite
    That's for the Media Access Control address of network interfaces - see Normanmark's post #9
    “I look like Spiderman at a funeral”~ Karl Pilkington
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    No, you don't need a land line for cable broadband, cable broadband comes through the same co-ax cable as the TV does or would if you had it.

    No, you don't need a MAC when switching from cable broadband to ADSL, however your cable phoneline would be no good for ADSL as VM does not carry ADSL over their phone lines, you'd need a line connected to a BT exchange.

    I didn't have a phone line with Cable for several years, the only reason I do now have a phone line is cable offered to install one free, free line rental, free calls package and free caller display along with discount on my TV and broadband for as long as I remain a customer.
    It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
    (OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)
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