BT digital line ATA to use DECT phone
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Bit of a random one but my wife's business has just had to have the changeover to digital voice with BT.
This means her current DECT phone won't work and we need to use BTs digital handset.
All fine but that doesn't have built in answerphone so we are in 1571, this means if someone calls when the phone is in use it goes straight to voicemail rather than just showing engaged messing out usual sorry we are closed message comes up.
Only way we can get a handset with answerphone on the base is to use a DECT phone but that needs an ATA adapter according to BT at a cost of over £100.
Does anyone know of a cheaper option to enable a DECT phone to be used with digital line?
Apologies if this is obvious but I'd you don't know you have to ask
This means her current DECT phone won't work and we need to use BTs digital handset.
All fine but that doesn't have built in answerphone so we are in 1571, this means if someone calls when the phone is in use it goes straight to voicemail rather than just showing engaged messing out usual sorry we are closed message comes up.
Only way we can get a handset with answerphone on the base is to use a DECT phone but that needs an ATA adapter according to BT at a cost of over £100.
Does anyone know of a cheaper option to enable a DECT phone to be used with digital line?
Apologies if this is obvious but I'd you don't know you have to ask
BT digital voice adaptor, £20.
I switched to digital voice adaptor few months ago, and BT supplied me with a basic handset. I've got this plugged into the router in the garage.
I bought a digital voice adaptor, which I've plugged in under the stairs. My DECT base station plugs into this.
The DV adaptor connects via wifi, simple to set up using the WPS button.
All seems to work OK. Only issue is, if I'm in the garage and pick up the BT handset to answer a call, the DECT phones carry on ringing.
We can make 2 simultaneous calls though, one on the BT handset, another on the DECT.
I switched to digital voice adaptor few months ago, and BT supplied me with a basic handset. I've got this plugged into the router in the garage.
I bought a digital voice adaptor, which I've plugged in under the stairs. My DECT base station plugs into this.
The DV adaptor connects via wifi, simple to set up using the WPS button.
All seems to work OK. Only issue is, if I'm in the garage and pick up the BT handset to answer a call, the DECT phones carry on ringing.
We can make 2 simultaneous calls though, one on the BT handset, another on the DECT.
TTB said:
Thank you, do you have a link to what you bought?
https://www.bt.com/help/landline/set-up-and-use-a-digital-voice-adapterhttps://www.greenboxshop.co.uk/products/bt-digital...
£20 from BT, £17 from Amazon
Edited by clockworks on Friday 19th September 09:54
Edited by clockworks on Friday 19th September 09:55
If you're on domestic BT FttP broadband then your router should have a standard analogue phone socket that you can plug a wired handset or DECT base station into. Fully compatible with their 'Digital Voice' service which is the modern replacement for a voice line. When I had BT fibre installed to replace my old copper FttC connection I just added the option in my order and all worked fine after the new kit was in place. Pretty impressive as I was sure there was going to be some kind of screwup.
Not too sure if their commercial kit would have that socket though.
Not too sure if their commercial kit would have that socket though.
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