Broadband and telephones

[aveatry]

If the customer is 'at risk', they are obliged to provide a battery backup, for the modem, and there ought to be already backup at the cabinet/exchange.

Yeah that is somthing I have read - not paid too much attention as it does not affect me

 

[aveatry]

My understanding is, that in addition to the VoIP adaptor thingummy, you also need to separately find and pay for a VoIP provider, an additional cost, on top of the Fibre broadband.

I am dealing with talk talk at the moment and I have to order the VOI at the same time of commissioning the " upgrade" - it is free BUT cannot be added after its completed. Dont know why.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I am dealing with talk talk at the moment and I have to order the VOI at the same time of commissioning the " upgrade" - it is free BUT cannot be added after its completed. Dont know why.

Is that just the VoIP interface you have to include in order, or interface, plus VoIP provider too?

 

[aveatry]

I need to tell them I want the router with the phone socket otherwise they will provide the Eero that needs an extra adapter. But there is no mention of a separate VOIP provider. I just have to request it at the time and its added. The installer would be city fibre.

 

[big-all]

about 3 or 4 years ago talk talk where offering free up to 150 full fibre i think it was for the cost off my present 34 at £25 but i chose to hang out expecting possible further enticement off a power brick for the router [a few hours supply ] as there was a requirement at the time to get everyone off the phone lines in a efficient quick time regardless off suitability
but that stopped when people complained about the lack off provision or continuity off landline emergency services that would be stopping with full fibre being implemented

 

[Mottie]

If the customer is 'at risk', they are obliged to provide a battery backup, for the modem, and there ought to be already backup at the cabinet/exchange.

easy enough to check just turn off the router to replicate a powercut and see if the phone /care alarm works ---i am almost 100% sure it wont but could be wrong

If the power fails, there will also be no power to the care alarm too. I’ll try it out next time I’m round there but I suspect it won’t. BTW, the care alarm has never been used* in the 5 years it’s been installed so the chances of it being needed for the odd couple of hours during a power cut is extremely remote.

* My mum once rolled over in bed onto the wrist button and failed to hear the operator talking to her. First she knew of it was when a strange man and a woman woke her up in bed at 4.00am (they keep the code to the key safe).

 

[aveatry]

If the power fails, there will also be no power to the care alarm too. I’ll try it out next time I’m round there but I suspect it won’t. BTW, the care alarm has never been used* in the 5 years it’s been installed so the chances of it being needed for the odd couple of hours during a power cut is extremely remote.

With ever more reliance on wind and solar and ever more required use of electric - x3 sockets required for "upgraded" internet case in point. EVs Couple that with shutting down ore last self sufficient coal power unable to chip in and we cannot store enough gas -at cold spells we have to import gas and electricity and if there is a cold spell in Europe they will be keeping it for themselves - which is where the real reason for smart meters lies- to cut your power remotely.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I need to tell them I want the router with the phone socket otherwise they will provide the Eero that needs an extra adapter. But there is no mention of a separate VOIP provider. I just have to request it at the time and its added. The installer would be city fibre.

Full fibre, is something I am looking at, at the moment, because I'm at a good time to move from FTTC.

I don't use the landline phone, except for inbound calls, and having it there for emergencies - so which is the cheapest way to keep my landline number, using a VoIP provider?

 

[Mottie]

I don't use the landline phone, except for inbound calls, and having it there for emergencies

Same here, plus any 0800 numbers.