The current EE 'walkabout' home phones are the same - wifi devices - the ones they hand out when the green BT socket on their router does not work and why they tell afflicted users that their year-old DECT system is 'incompatible and obsolete'.
So they are using some kind of Wi-Fi, or part Wi-Fi, calling system? Sounds to me very like... using a mobile phone at home via Wi-Fi calling. 😁
What a load of malarkey! I do hope people going through all this just to keep a pseudo-landline phone going at home think it's worth it. The more I read here the more relieved I am that I decided not to bother.
Let me put it this way. The BT router is connecting to the remote unit and the phone works fine. The WiFi on the BT router is switched off. The mesh WiFi uses a different SSID.
My money is on the WPS button being dual purpose and the router to remote unit using DECT.
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@Baldrick1 According to the following link, the BT Digital Voice remote unit and the BT supplied DV telephones are all DECT devices and other DECT handsets can be paired with the DECT functionality of the BT Hub so no mysterious wi-fi telephone connectivity going on.
What a load of malarkey! I do hope people going through all this just to keep a pseudo-landline phone going at home think it's worth it. The more I read here the more relieved I am that I decided not to bother.
No malarkey, simply a discussion re how it works. If you’re happy with just a mobile then that’s your choice. Others prefer a landline, be the ‘line’ optical rather than copper.
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Another reason why it would be DECT rather than 2.4GHz WiFi is the range of DECT over 2.4GHz WiFi
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The thing I like (at least in theory) about the BT (and other ISP provided) system(s) is that it all remains inside their network.
It doesn't need to break out into the wider internet and thus suitable priority can be applied to their VoIP service between the user and the central "exchange".
It feels more reliable than any third party solution.
Having said that, my third party solution has only lost connection with the provider once (for a few minutes) in two years so a good few 9's in the availability.
The thing I like (at least in theory) about the BT (and other ISP provided) system(s) is that it all remains inside their network.
It doesn't need to break out into the wider internet and thus suitable priority can be applied to their VoIP service between the user and the central "exchange".
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I understand what you mean, but I think it’s a misconception to view the EE/BT VoIP platform as uniquely protected simply because it stays within their network. Most major ISPs offering VoIP prioritise voice traffic within their own infrastructure in exactly the same way.
Ultimately, once the call leaves the local access network it still interconnects with wider carrier networks, just as traditional telephony always has. The key factor is really the quality of the ISP’s traffic management.
I don't see BT/EE's VoIP platform as unique, Other ISPs (Sky, Vodafone, Zen etc.) who offer a VoIP service would be able to prioritise voice traffic as it's end to end within their network.
I do see this ability as potentially an advantage over (say) Andrews and Arnold who have no control of the network the VoIP traffic transits until it reaches them.
