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Does my phone line have to be active for wired BB???

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  • 18-10-2007 6:40pm
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    themarcus
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    Hi,

    I'm moving into a house with a couple friends in a couple weeks...

    We're not gonna bother with a landline. Does that mean that we can't get wired broadband? I mean the line is there, it's just not active......

    If its a problem, then any recommendations regarding wireless BB providers would be great...


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Line needs to be active; you don't have to make calls on it, but you still have to pay rental.


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    themarcus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭themarcus


    Dang, I feared that was the case...

    Thanks anyway :)


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    KoolKid
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 24,789 Mod ✭✭✭✭KoolKid


    Ya didn't think they would let you do that did ya??


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,299 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    themarcus: do you have NTL? You can get NTL BB in some places, through the box theat fits into the TV.


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    dwayneburke
    Registered Users Posts: 731 ✭✭✭dwayneburke


    by pure fluke i moved into a house that had no ACTIVE phone line but found a router in the attic, connected it up for the craic and it worked!!

    free broadband for a year before i went irish broadband for the upspeed advantage but thats the exception rather than the rule, i was just lucky


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    themarcus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 122 ✭✭themarcus


    dwayneburke wrote: »
    by pure fluke i moved into a house that had no ACTIVE phone line but found a router in the attic, connected it up for the craic and it worked!!

    free broadband for a year before i went irish broadband for the upspeed advantage but thats the exception rather than the rule, i was just lucky

    I'll try that!!! :P


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    dwayneburke
    Registered Users Posts: 731 ✭✭✭dwayneburke


    Note, it was the previous occupants router also with their login etc already on it, so i was doubly lucky!!!

    Probably wont work if you dont have the right configs etc


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