On Monday, February 11, 2002, at 02:44 PM, j eric townsend wrote: > At 14:04 -0800 2002/02/11, Tim May wrote: >> I believe _only_ for PPV, as my phone line has been "unavailable" to >> the UTV box for most of the time it's been in my house. (I never use >> PPV.) > > It's required for PPV, but not for each PPV. It's required from time > to time because DTV wants to know if you've made any PPV purchases. > They also occasionally require a call to verify the receiver's location > or when changing the level of service you have.
No, they don't care about the receiver's location. Data point: My DirecTV receiver was hooked up without a telephone hookup for almost 6 years with no issues or questions. > The phone line is (obviously) required for WebTV, but that's not what I > was thinking about. OK, then in that case I can unambiguously say a phone conncection is not required for what you were talking about. --Tim May "The great object is that every man be armed and everyone who is able may have a gun." --Patrick Henry "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton
