Okay, I know that this topic has surfaced numerous times in the past but I am new here and maybe the topic warrants another discussion or two.
Today (Tuesday 4-15) my phone service was turned off in favor of using my cell phone. When I turned on my TV (using DVR 522) I got the warning that I would be charged $4.99 if no phone line is available. I have come to realize that $4.99 is still a lot cheaper then having a phone line just for the 522.
What I would like to know is why does the units with dual tuners require phone line service. I have heard serveral arguements about the reasoning but none really makes sense. If E* is worried that a user is going to share the second tuner with another family then how would having a phone line connected prevent/reveal that this has occured?
I would like to know if there are any work-arounds that anyone has heard of for user like myself that only relies on cell phone and not landlines.
Thanks for any comments on this already old topic that will continue to surface as more and more people do away with landline phones in favor of cell phones.
Today (Tuesday 4-15) my phone service was turned off in favor of using my cell phone. When I turned on my TV (using DVR 522) I got the warning that I would be charged $4.99 if no phone line is available. I have come to realize that $4.99 is still a lot cheaper then having a phone line just for the 522.
What I would like to know is why does the units with dual tuners require phone line service. I have heard serveral arguements about the reasoning but none really makes sense. If E* is worried that a user is going to share the second tuner with another family then how would having a phone line connected prevent/reveal that this has occured?
I would like to know if there are any work-arounds that anyone has heard of for user like myself that only relies on cell phone and not landlines.
Thanks for any comments on this already old topic that will continue to surface as more and more people do away with landline phones in favor of cell phones.