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#143905 30-Apr-2014 23:14
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I've had Telstraclear/Vodafone Cable for some years, was triple play but recently ditched the cable internet when came out of contract (variety of reasons, but mostly because they put the price of the new plans up, and consistently refuse to offer reasonably priced and modular data caps/packs/etc, or an unlimited plan).

I'm now paying for a landline and TV package, can I drop the landline and just have "Naked" Cable TV? I was told no by the callcentre when I dropped the internet, but we all know how useful the callcentre staff can be, and how often they get it wrong.

Can one or more of the Vodafone lurkers/staff let me know a definitive answer? 




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  #1034390 30-Apr-2014 23:14
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  #1034405 30-Apr-2014 23:16
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I am quite sure customer service is correct,

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  #1034417 30-Apr-2014 23:35
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Ugh.. Sky it is

Thanks John




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  #1034433 1-May-2014 06:18
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It's never been an option since maybe 1997ish. To have TV you've always had to have it bundled with another product.

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  #1034462 1-May-2014 07:12
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While this may be true.. Is there any good reason it is so, or just a money tie?

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  #1034488 1-May-2014 08:41
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PhantomNVD: While this may be true.. Is there any good reason it is so, or just a money tie?


My understanding this was initially part of their agreement when Saturn entered their partnership with Sky and started sourcing some channels from them rather than being totally independent as they were when they started in the Kiwi Cable days. They were not allowed to just offer TV as a standalone offering because this put them in direct competition with Sky, rather than TV being a complementary offering along with other telco services.

I don't know whether such a policy still exists or not in their agreement with Sky.

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  #1034524 1-May-2014 09:11
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Steve is correct, cable TV must be bundled with a phoneline or high-speed internet.




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