No, in case he didn’t know it was not necessary to operate the system, which DirecTV won’t tell you. Their instructions and installers tell you “IT MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE PHONE LINE AT ALL TIMES!” If you don’t watch PPV, which I don’t, phone connection is unnecessary. Even if you do want to watch PPV, they have a 1-800 number to call to order. I don’t trust DirecTV or the cable company...........
Whether you like or trust Direct TV was not the point.