Home phone - but Plusnet pulling the plug

iniltous

Its not WiFi for connecting telephones to the VoIP (DV in BT’s case ) it’s DECT the same system that has been around for decades, the hub is a DECT basestation and a telephone if not connected directly to the hub phone socket connects with DECT , the adapters BT provide are simply to convert a wired phone into a DECT phone , anyone who already has a DECT cordless phone can plug its basestation into the hub if they want or pair the handsets to the hub DECT basestation, but it is not using ‘WiFi’

tichtich

Thanks for the correction, iniltous. Just to make sure I've understood, you're saying that any cordless phone should work with VOIP, without any need for an adaptor or cable (to the router). Right?

iniltous

yes , the BT hub can deliver DV via the green phone port , or by DECT , you can obtain BTDV specific handsets, but essentially they are just ordinary DECT phones with a couple of extra short cut buttons , any DECT handset should be capable of pairing with the hub , or simply plug the existing DECT basestation into the hub phone socket and use it the same way as when on PSTN

…..DV from the user point of view isn’t any different with the exception that the full national number is required , but many parts of the country for the last ten years or more that’s been the case anyway.

The DV adapters available from BT are intended for those where they have a corded telephone but it’s not in the same location as the router (hub) so can’t just be plugged into the hub , you plug the (corded) phone into the adapter which is mains powered and it connects via DECT to the hub , so converting the corded phone into a DECT phone .

spenderdave

The BT hub DECT phone doesn't of course have an answer machine, you are expected to use BT Answer Phone 1472. If you prefer your own answer phone you may prefer to use that plugged into the green socket. 1472 has an issue that unless you pick up the phone to hear the intermittent dialing tone you will not know that there are messages waiting.

JSmithy45AD

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81976582#Comment_81976582

I'm not sure where the BT Hub phone (which is a specific old model) came into the conversation but we have a BT 90638 DECT phone with base station, which most definitely has an answer phone. Now 7 years old and it wasn't a new model when I bought it.

spenderdave

Plus Net, BT and EE I think all use the same type of router based on the BT Hub, just rebadged and probably different firmware. So I see they do have an answer machine in their existing phone so will want to use that plugged into the green socket rather than using the router's DECT functionality.

Yorkie1

While they probably do all have the same router, I had heard that unless you are actually with BT, the green socket on the socket is not functional - and an ATA adapter is needed for EE. Plusnet aren't offering digital voice, so the line won't work even if plugged into the router.

iniltous

You heard wrong, if EE provide DV , it’s delivered via the router phone port , no separate ATA is required, essentially it’s the same as BT DV just billed by EE

Spikeygran

The last plusnet router I got has the phone port, it just has a piece of tape across it sayins digital voice customers only.

MiniPanda

Following with interest as my 86 yr old mother is out of contract with Plusnet but I think she needs to keep a landline to enable her emergency call alarm to work…. I don't know if she has received any deadline emails about switching but she is now being charged c£72pm so I'd like to help her switch and save £.

Sounds like switch to EE is being recommended if need to keep landline, and is all part of same Group. Concern is whether new kit will need to be installed, as I'm not local to my mother. Does anyone have experience or now about this?