Anyone know if you need a BT line for Virgin Media ?

Liquid_Entity · 27 Sep 2010 at 18:13

Want to get it in the flat but want to be seperate from the landladys phone line in her flat downstairs.

Do they need a phone line ? Howdo they connect it ? How much would it cost for what they install ??

thepeganator · 27 Sep 2010 at 18:17

In short. No.

In long, no, they use all their own equipment, they will install their own phone line if you want one, but you don't need to have a phone line for Virgin BB.

Jayster · 27 Sep 2010 at 18:20

If you are talking about their cable services then no, they will install a coax cable to your house and everything runs off that. But their "national broadband" or adsl service needs a phone line.

izzop · 27 Sep 2010 at 19:13

As already posted, no you don't as long as you're having cable.

However when I originaly called Virgin for BB & TV it was cheaper for me to get the bundle that included their phone. So took it and had the phone line fitted in a cupboard.

Liquid_Entity · 27 Sep 2010 at 21:57

Well there is already a dormant telewest port in the flat so I reckon we can just use that then for cable. Sweeeet ! finally some decent internet !

PhillyDee · 27 Sep 2010 at 22:08

Jayster said:
If you are talking about their cable services then no, they will install a coax cable to your house and everything runs off that. But their "national broadband" or adsl service needs a phone line.

Just to be anal, its a figure8 twin wire. One is coax, and one is telephone. The coax runs both TV and modem. You can guess what the other does

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