I don't need a telephone service. I piggy-back my ISP over someone else's line. I'm not sure they are aware of this - not sure if it is against the rules or not. Basically, it isn't my phone line. AOL didn't ask any questions when I did this - It's no different than nightly plugging an extension lead into next door's electric socket in their garage and milking their electric or filling up my water butt from their external garden tap, or stealing the nuts from their bird table, etc.