topic Re: Hub2 Upgrading to Fibre - DECT socket working? in Full Fibre

Hub2 Upgrading to Fibre - DECT socket working?

bondworld — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:20:06 GMT

Yep, it's that time to ask the question about upgrading to Fibre and whether an upgrade to Hub2 is worth the effort - does it have an active DECT telephone socket to upgrade my phones to VOIP?

I know the BT variant does have a live socket, but has this been neutered in the PlusNet version?

My phones are BT8500 Digital cordless units with a base station to plug into the hub or an adapter (according to forum threads over in BT land these do plug into those hubs). Cheaper and more efficient to use the hub, unless Evil Corp has decided otherwise.

Re: Hub2 Upgrading to Fibre - DECT socket working?

jab1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:23:44 GMT

@bondworld As the Plusnet 'brand' does not offer a VoIP product, the Hub2 has no VoIP capability.

Re: Hub2 Upgrading to Fibre - DECT socket working?

bondworld — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:25:24 GMT

So , no such socket?

Re: Hub2 Upgrading to Fibre - DECT socket working?

jab1 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:27:48 GMT

Correct, and in any case, the BT Broadband version only works with 'BT Digital Voice' - no third-party VoIP supplier.

Re: Hub2 Upgrading to Fibre - DECT socket working?

zpeterk — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 06:18:53 GMT

A Fritz box will work with any VOIP service

Re: Hub2 Upgrading to Fibre - DECT socket working?

MisterW — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 07:17:19 GMT

except the proprietary Digital voice services from the likes of BT , Talktalk , Sky etc since they wont release the settings to enable third-party devices to connect

Re: Hub2 Upgrading to Fibre - DECT socket working?

jab1 — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 07:29:21 GMT

Good job I wouldn't consider any of those three as my ISP then. 😀