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How do we maintain a phone line for our phone

Ttebroc — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:35:04 GMT

Unknown to me we were moved over to digital voice. This is no use as the Internet is not always working and EE signal is very poor. So since Saturday (now Tuesday) unknown to us we have not had a telephone! Both our Mothers are on emergency bracelets and this relys on a phone call to go and help them. What can we do to rectify this situation. I have heard about the power pack which we have but it has just lead to the Hub failing so not a reliable system. How do I get a working phone line?

Re: How do we maintain a phone line for our phone

jac_95 — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:37:06 GMT

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Re: How do we maintain a phone line for our phone

imjolly — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 09:47:23 GMT

you must have been advised you were being moved to digital voice as this does not happen without notice. which broadband do you have FTTC - fibre to street cab and copper line to home or FTTP fibre straight to your home and you have something like this

if you have been moved to DV then no going back to old style copper

Re: How do we maintain a phone line for our phone

-Richie- — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:56:37 GMT

BT have a Digital Voice handset which switches to the EE mobile network if the broadband signal was to fail (power cut or BB fault etc), I don't know how much it costs off the top of my head, get in touch and see what they can offer.

Re: How do we maintain a phone line for our phone

Ttebroc — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:29:31 GMT

The mobile network EE is not the best in our area so can't be relied on. We did have a power pack but it's failure led to us losing our Internet for four days. Hopefully BT will replace this but I believe we have to buy a replacement! So reliance on the full fibre which we have is still but us at risk.

Re: How do we maintain a phone line for our phone

Ttebroc — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 20:34:37 GMT

I must have missed the information and certainly did not notice the change in the bill that we were not having a land-line anymore. We are full fibre as mobile signal is poor and to use phones we have to use the WiFi boost to use them! All mobiles are EE luckily.

So still without a phone system that I pay for!

Re: How do we maintain a phone line for our phone

imjolly — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:01:44 GMT

@Ttebroc

By you didn't notice in your bill that you do not have a landline do you mean a reduction for line rental? This is a total misconception and there numerous posts about this. You need to have a line whether that is copper or fibre for your broadband to work and for years now that is included in your broadband package. You then decide if you want to make/receive calls on home phone then you need a call package which is either PAYG, 700minutes or unlimited

Re: How do we maintain a phone line for our phone

licquorice — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:17:10 GMT

Have you plugged your phone into the green socket at the rear of the BT hub rather than your master socket.