Do I need to have my phone line connected to Sky?

How do i find out if my phone line is working and help with sky?

• I moved into a property last year which has phone points but I have never had BT connected as I had a contract phone with a good minutes allowance, I am now considering getting sky and broadband and note that i need a working bt line. i would prefer not to use bt for line rental (bad customer service in past) and was looking to use sky for line rental also. When going through the checkout process they ask for my land-line phone number, to check if services are available, but if i do not have the number what can i do, and will my land line still be connected to bt even after over a year of not being used? (i believe the previous occupiers had bt) hope this makes sense, i'm rambling a bit! :-) Thank you

• Answer:

  You can get sky talk line rental without going through bt, but you have to be a new customer from that last time i heard. But if you arent a new customer you can cancel your current subscription, and re order with sky talk, broadband and line rental. To get sky talk line rental without having an existing line with bt you will have to give sky a ring, as its not avilable online.