Home phone

[J62]

My master socket is in the hall close to the floor. There isn’t anywhere suitable to have a home phone. Is there any phones or solutions that would enable me to have a phone in the lounge without the need for wires trailing everywhere? Thanks.

[licquorice]

A cordless phone. There are countless brands and types to choose from, with and without answering machines.

[J62]

I currently have a cordless phone but it’s not suitable to have the base where the master socket is.

[imjolly]

do you have any extension sockets in other rooms?

do you have broadband?

where does the openreach phone line enter your home?

[J62]

I don’t have any extension sockets.

I do have broadband.

the line enters in the hall behind the front door.

Thanks.

[licquorice]

Then there is nothing you can do other than run a cable to an extension socket at the required location. Odd that the location is suitable for your router but not a phone base station.

When you eventually get moved to digital voice, your hub will become a DECT base station so you will have no need for a separate one.

[imjolly]

if you already have broadband (BT Retail customer?) then you must have the router/hub in the hall connected to master socket

[J62 · Accepted solution]

The router is on a wall bracket about 3 inches from the floor. Thanks for your help.