Just a question for you pro's. We have a granny flat and wish to have a different telephone number added to the same phone line to activate the phone in that area only, so it doesnt ring in the main house. Does anyone know whether BT have this facility?
You can't do that, but one of the calling features is a different ring tone for different calls. Not quite sure how its set up but might be worth looking into. Other option is to get VOIP phone that works via the broadband which comes with its own number. Its completely different, including the std code. Ours is 01522 XXXXXX I think.
We have the BT Home Hub with VOIP phone, tried both V.1 and the later V.2 version of the hub and phone and its currently in the loft as its too quiet, both for us and the person we are calling (on a landline)
The answer is yes if you have broadband because you should be able to get a voip line. You're not tied to the broadband supplier, or to a BT hub phone. BT for example will supply a voip line over any service providers broadband and pretty much any modern phone is compatible.
I still think the OP will have to have a separate line to have exactly what has been asked for
note: Before broadband became popular you could have 2 lines (i think they were ISDN) you could have 2 modems at something like 56k or one at 112K by combining the lines. if it is still availabe the op cpould have that, each line has its own number, but i dont suppose its available and i bet now a 2nd line is cheaper anyway.
please also note the speeds i have mentioned may be wrong, as may the name. but it did / does exist.
ISDN2e has two (64Kbps digital) channels. You can't plug a 'normal' phone into it. Usually a small business will use it for a small swtch board (2, 4, or 6 lines). DDI numbers would allow you to ring a particular extension.
It costs significantly more than an analogue line for installation and works out a bit over twice the cost of line rental for an analogue line.
The thing you're probably recalling was Home Highway, an ISDN2e line with a terminal adapter to allow you to plug in two analogue phones and came with three numbers allocated (one digital, two analogue). It's not been available for some time.
The phones do not ring for the first ring while the call sign switch decides if the call is for that phone or not. It works, but is not ideal.
ISDN Home highway used to offer two 'PSTN' lines with the digital ports too. It has been discontinued.
ISDN2e could be used set to P-MP rather than P-P. You would then need to use ISDN phones or ISDN adaptors.
Alternatively you could install a small PBX with an ISDN trunk with P-P access. You would then set the DDI's to point to which extensions you want to ring. However, you need to buy a minimum of 10 DDI's at £1 each per month on P-P lines from BT. Some PBX's ISDN trunks can use P-MP, and you can then have just two numbers. Not many PBX's with ISDN support P-MP though.
The big end to this is.......
Pay the £109 or what ever it is now and have a second PSTN line installed! (Line rental for an ISDN line costs the same as two PSTNs anyway!).
You could use a different provider for install and rental - would be cheaper.
if you have broadband have you considered voip? some voip providers will give you an incoming number free ( sipgate.co.uk is one ) and voip to analog adaptors aren't too expensive.
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