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    Do I need a land based phone line for service?

    I called Directv and they stated it was not necessary other than to order Pay per view events. I don't currently have plans to do that very often, so I'll use my cell pohone or internet to order if anything looks interesting. They are going to install the dish on Tuesday. I'm looking forward...
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    Do I need a land based phone line for service?

    Thanks. I think what you are saying is that the only reason to have it connected to a land line is for pay per view. The terms and conditions say something about an additional $5 fee if it's not continously connected. That's what is confusing me.
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    Do I need a land based phone line for service?

    I'm considering (and almost ordered) Directv. However, in the terms and conditions (glad that I actually decided to read one of theses) it states the receiver must be continuously connected to a land based phone line. Is this required? Can I have either dishnetwork or directv without one? All I...
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    Some newbie questions

    Thanks for the clarification Andrewwski. What I think you are saying is that the HD receiver is a descrambler for the HD content coming from the satellite, correct? So definitely necessary. So it comes down to really an HD receiver or an HD-DVR since HD is really what I'm looking for. The...
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    Some newbie questions

    Hey sattellite guys, I'm new to sattellite and have not ordered directv yet but will before the end of the year because of the deals they are currently marketing. I have a 46 inch Samsung HD TV on the way and will be here by next week. Here are some newbie questions (thanks for any/all...