[Firestormalpha]

So we just had it installed today. The installers said they needed to be hooked up to the phone lines for some reason or other. In our home we only have a DSL line, not a landline for telephone. So they decide to use a splitter on my phone jack, one for my DSL modem, one for the satelite reciever. I'm not sure what the connection is meant to accomplish but the only thing I noticed was an initial slowing of my internet speeds and later the inability to access the internet. So naturally, I yanked the splitter and left the phone/dsl line to my modem. So far I've noticed no suffering in the function of my Direct TV service, but I did notice the immediate restoration of my internet access.

So, to my questions, which you may have already guessed at:

1) a-Is the phoneline connection truly necessary for proper functioning of my Direct TV service? b-If so, what does the phoneline do?

2) Would the fact that I have a DSL only line make plugging the reciever into the phone jack pointless?

I will likely call Direct TV's tech support line tomorrow, but in the meantime any input would be appreciated.