02-02-2009, 08:15 AM
|
#1 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 603
|
DO I need a phone line for direct tv-need help
Hey Budget board I need help. I would like to get rid of my land line and use my cell phone only. All right here's the question. Do I have to keep my land line in order to keep my direct tv service? If I could get rid of my home phone it would save me some major money every month. Thanks for any info and have a magical day!
__________________
    |
|
|
|
02-02-2009, 08:17 AM
|
#2 |
|
Member of the Royal Society For Putting Things On Top Of Other Things...
My feet will stay firmly planted on the ground where they belong 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Land of four seasons: Baseball, Football, Basketball, and Road Construction...
Posts: 886
|
When we first moved our DirecTV service, we did have a phone line, but since then we've dropped our land line and moved exclusively to cell service. There's been no problems with our service...
__________________
Stacy
 Dean  Nathan   |
|
|
|
| | | |
|
|
|
|
02-02-2009, 08:18 AM
|
#3 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 502
|
The only time you need it is if you want to order from the TV, I don't have a phone line hooked to mine, if I want to order something then I have to do it from the web.
DirectTV will tell you that you do, but it's been 2 yrs since i've had one on
__________________
December 2002 - Animal Kingdom Lodge
June 2004 - Wilderness Lodge March 2005 - Magic Eastern Cruise February 2009 - 8 Nights at CBR July 2010 - Alaksa Cruise on Princess |
|
|
|
|
02-02-2009, 08:43 AM
|
#4 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 603
|
Wow that's great! I have a dvr. Will that still work the same without the phone line?
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-02-2009, 08:45 AM
|
#5 |
|
Gone.
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,274
|
Yep, we haven't used the phone line on ours since our Directv/Hughes Tivo DVR got hit by lightning and fried the phone line into the DVR.
Since those DVR's are *incredible* and they're not being made anymore, and since we had ours upgraded to a monster hard drive by weaknees, we just unplugged the phone cord and we've been fine for six months. You do get annoying messages on your directv that says "your directv receiver has not been able to connect to a phone line in 134 days, please connect now"-but we just delete those messages. That's about the only drawback of no phone... 
|
|
|
|
|
02-02-2009, 08:48 AM
|
#6 |
|
Dreaming of a DVC membership
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Keller,TX
Posts: 464
|
Yep! Your DVR will work fine without the phone line. Like a previous post said, you only need it the order pay per view directly from your remote. We just go online and order it there or call and use their automated system.
__________________
Me(35) Dh(36) Ds(14) Ds(13) Ds(6) and Ds(1)
Nov 1978 My 1st Birthday, Sept 1998 stayed offsite (honeymoon), June 2002 Contemporary Resort 3 days, Aug 2007 All Star Sports (surprise trip for the kids), Oct 24 -Nov 1 2008 Pop Century & MNSSHP,Dec 4-6 2009 Mother Daughter trip (offsite), Aug 12-14 2010 Port Orleans -Riverside and Nov 30-Dec 7, 2013, 2 rooms at POP Century!!      Learning to play with my Canon 60D  |
|
|
|
|
02-02-2009, 09:53 AM
|
#7 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 603
|
I'm so mad. I can't believe that I have been wasting all this money for so long on my home phone line. Ugh! Thanks to all of you guys I want be wasting anymore money on this.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
02-02-2009, 09:58 AM
|
#8 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Southwestern PA
Posts: 560
|
I was in the same situation, had a DVR and kept my land-line for that reason only. I do believe that the original DVR that I had needed a phone line but I upgraded to a new DVR for free two years ago and have not needed a phone line and I can still order movies through the TV.
__________________
Most Recent Trips:
December 14-20, 2006 at Boardwalk Villas/Beach Club Villas September 26-29, 2007 Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort December 30, 2007 - January 2, 2008 Animal Kingdom Lodge Villas Concierge January 2-5, 2008 Beach Club Villas September 23-28, 2008 at Beach Club Villas September 25-30, 2009 Old Key West/Beach Club Villas June 20-27, 2010Animal Kingdom Villas/Beach Club Villas October 11-14, 2012 3-Night Disney Dream Concierge sailing to Bahamas October 14-17, 2012 Old Key West Resort FUTURE: October 12-20, 2013 Honeymooning at Aulani |
|
|
|
|
02-02-2009, 10:54 AM
|
#9 |
|
DIS Veteran
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 603
|
I just fired my phone company. I did keep the internet service they provide. I hope I can find a cheaper isp soon. Is $37.95 too expensive? By getting rid of the land line I went from $89.74 a month to $ 37.95. Not bad but I want to lower even that. Thanks for all the help. You guys are the best.
__________________
|
|
|
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|
Linear Mode
