Do any phone companys let you have a land line for broadband, but not phone service ?

Question

I don't want to make or receive phone calls, but do want high speed internet.

This quarter I made 1 call, costing 17p.

Line rental for the same period was £35.00

Answer 1

just dont give anybody your number. and if your local phone company won't support ur request ur kinda stuck...

anyway, being able to dial 911 when ur cel phone is dead makes it worth having.

Answer 2

Assuming you mean ADSL broadband (cable trivially provides broadband without a phone line), you need to have a physical phone line into your house for the service to work. But the line doesn't need to be actually operational.

This has been available here (France) for two years now. There has to be a land line in place, possibly from a previous resident, that has been disconnected not more than three months previously. Once the broadband connection has been requested, the broadband supplier "builds" the connection, i.e. installs the DSL equipment in a separate room at the exchange connected to the copper wire coming from your home. France Telecom aren't too happy, but are obliged by law to comply.

So, it is technically possible. Now what is needed is for Ofcom to make it happen in the UK too. I guess it will happen, one day.

Answer 3

You should have specified UK to avoid all these nonsense answers from across the pond ;-)

Alas, no. They give you a line, and you pay X per month for that, whether you use it for calls or not. And then they charge you Y per month to enable ADSL *on that line* and supply broadband. They can't make Y happen without X, sadly.

Answer 4

no.. because phone company hish speed internet is DSL digital suscriber line... works on a phone line.
You would have to go to cable high speed interner such as roadrunner, if you do not need land line phone service, thats what i have myself..... and i am a dsl installer for the phone company lol

Answer 5

I relatively have floor based instantaneous lan device from my provider.. i stay close to bummfuct, and that i've got a dish (like direct television), it is pointed at a hilltop 5 miles away that has a television repeater, cellular tower.. this provider isnt much less costly at 40 dollars a month..

Answer 6

Not that I know off. In these days of mobile technology I think it would be in the interests of an entrepreneurial ( did I spell it correctly) company to offer this service. I for one would be interested if the price was right.

Answer 7

As far I know you need an open line for bb to work....
However I have heard of satelite bb (no idea how that works) but it's supposed to be expensive - although I really have no clue on that to be truthful!\

Not much help there - was I? LOL

Answer 8

well pengys wrong broadband runs on cable and pstn you just dont make any calls that way you will only pay line rental and your b/band fee.

Answer 9

Broadband is cable, no phone lines required

Answer 10

Here in Canada, you can get broadband access from TELUS without having a phone connected.

Answer 11

the former NTL now taken over by Virgin Media did it on their cable set up,but I would'nt recommend them as their customer service stinks,very hard to get rid of them,even doing everything legal,dont know of any other.