digital voice without using wifi

[WSH]

@imjolly   ?...wasn't that what I said?

[imjolly]

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@WSH wrote:

@imjolly   ?...wasn't that what I said?

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what you posted would work ok as long as you have FTTP as existing phone line not connected but does not work if you have FTTC as existing phone line still in use.  you need to remove the extension wiring from master and connect to a standard phone socket and then connect that to the hub

[WSH]

@imjolly

“…you need to remove the extension wiring from master and connect to a standard phone socket and then connect that to the hub”

Which is what I said…

“It just requires the extension wiring moving from the phone socket on the wall to the socket on the back of the smart hub 2.  You may have to fit a BT 431a plug to the extension wiring so you can plug it in”.

[ajwd]

Digital Voice doesn't use wifi to communicate with the wireless handsets, it uses DECT. I thought the DECT signal was still broadcast even if wifi turned off.

[WSH]

@ajwd Yes, a very good point.

[GerryBall23]

Does anyone know what frequencies the modem uses for DECT and if the wiring is amended so that plug in handsets are used,  can the DECT be turned off if it too is an issue for susceptible users? 

[Keith_Beddoe]

@GerryBall23 

DECT uses frequencies between 1880 and 1900MHz, which is just below 2.4GHz wireless. It cannot be turned off on the Smart Hub 2. Its still present even if wireless is turned off.

[Keith_Beddoe]

@GerryBall23 

The answer may be to put the Smart Hub 2 in a Faraday Cage, and just leave an entry point at the back for any cables. That will block off all RF radiation.

[GerryBall23]

Thanks, as the WiFi is off & no comments about headaches, I’d guess that if Dect is already active by default, although no phone switching date scheduled, the frequency may not be an issue ?

some issues may be psychological of course, but not qualified to assess

[imjolly]

if DV not active yet on SH2 then it is possible the SH2 DECT is not active  as not yet base station.  posts trying to pair DECT phone/adapter only seem to pair after DV is active