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To have digital voice do you need to have fibre installed?

David246 — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:03:07 GMT

Hi,

I had a letter through the door saying that Digital Voice will be on the way, do i need to have fibre to get Digital Voice?

Re: To have digital voice do you need to have fibre installed?

licquorice — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 11:10:00 GMT

Re: To have digital voice do you need to have fibre installed?

chrisjp — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 13:54:12 GMT

No you don't - digital voice can be delivered perfectly well over broadband carried over existing copper cables.
BT's own publicity for DV has, I think, caused this confusion because it talks about how DV will "retire old fashioned copper cables which are becoming obsolete".
A very large number of houses are likely to stay on fibre to the cabinet, with copper from the cabinet to the house, for a significant time and no amount of changing from analogue phones to DV will change this. BT is retiring the analogue phone equipment at the exchanges, NOT the copper cables!