Can I Cancel My Phone Line?

[ralfyguy]

I have a 722 and a 622 in different rooms. The 722 is connected to broadband and phone line. The 622 is "connected" to the 722 via dishcomm. Can the 622 still call "home" if I cancel my phone line?
Or does the dishcomm only work with the other receivers phone connection, and not via broadband?

 

[garys]

With dsl, there should be no need for the phone line. Disconnect.

 

[n0qcu]

Dishcomm shares phoneline only.

 

[osu1991]

You're getting charged whether the phone line is plugged in or not, so drop it. I dropped mine a long time ago, and I unplugged the ethernet so I could use it on my WDTV last year.

 

[ralfyguy]

I have DSL and on 08/20 I make the mandatory switch to uverse and I intend to do away with my home phone plan. I have no use for it otherwise. It just cost me money.
I am just afraid of auditing if one of my dual tuners won't call home anymore.

 

[ralfyguy]

Or let me ask you this: Do I actually have to have service on the phone line, or is it good enough to just being connected?

 

[navychop]

No need to even be connected.

 

[garys]

Dishcomm shares phoneline only.

I don't see that this would change the answer, if second receiver would need to be connected, I'd use the dsl as well.

Note, I could never get DishComm to work so I feel it is of no use in any case.

 

[ralfyguy]

Just for the heck of it, I disconnected the 722 from the wall phone socket to see what happens. Some time ago whenever I did that, the 622 had a pop-up saying to connect the receiver to a phone line to avoid a penalty or something. So far nothing yet. I don't wanna see that pop-up all the time.

 

[dan188]

Just for the heck of it, I disconnected the 722 from the wall phone socket to see what happens. Some time ago whenever I did that, the 622 had a pop-up saying to connect the receiver to a phone line to avoid a penalty or something. So far nothing yet. I don't wanna see that pop-up all the time.

They did away with that fee over a year ago

 

[dangue]

They did away with that fee over a year ago

Only if by doing away with it means that they rolled it into the mandatory receiver fee so that there was no way to get it waived.

 

[dan188]

true

 

[ralfyguy]

I pulled the plug a day and a half ago and so far no annoying prompt on the screen to keep it connected to a phone line.
Besides that, to be honest I do not feel like paying over 20 bux a month just to keep a phone line for their receivers to call home anymore. I may get audited for having two dual tuners dvr's in a small single story house, but I don't care.
I am with them since almost 10 years and have AEP. If they wanted me to keep that phone line, they can pay for it and deduct it from my bill.

 

[dwarren2]

I was told a couple of years ago that you did not need a phone line anymore. I do have the wifi dongle and it connects with Dish on a daily basis via my voip. It has been reported that Dish has contacted people and told them that they need a service call. Their receiver has "phoned home" that there is a problem that needs to be fixed.