Dial-up?

[#1]

If broadband becomes unavailable, do Plusnet have an emergency dial-up service? If so how is this accessed. I don't have a dial-up modem any longer but I was thinking of getting one for such an eventuality. If Plusnet don't have this, I guess I can use another standby dial-up service from another provider?

[#2]

A dial-up service would require your voice phone line to still be working - so 3G or 4G mobile broadband, if available, might be a better option, in case your phone line is completely dead.
These are the dial-up numbers that are still listed in my member centre under Connection Settings, Connection Details:
Dial-up access (BT Line): 1470, 0845 1400101
Dial-up access (non-BT Line): 0845 1400101

[#3]

Hi materialman,
Unfortunately we don't offer dial up anymore at all. As ejs stated; your best bet would probably be to rely on 3G/4G.
I'm sorry that this doesn't resolve the potential scenario.

[#4]

OK thanks I guess that is an answer. I have no dialup numbers in my member centre at Connection Settings>Connection Details.
Strange though how there is a whole section within the support pages on dialup at http://www.plus.net/support/dial-up/setup/connection_guide.shtml

[#5]

We still have customers with active dial up services but we don't allow new sign ups to it. (Our sign up process doesn't actually support it any more either).

[#6]

Quote from: Kelly

We still have customers with active dial up services but we don't allow new sign ups to it. ...

It used to be part of the service offered by PN for just such an occasion; i.e. when ADSL failed for whatever reason and there was still a phone service available, which I guess needn't necessarily have been the line which the ADSL was provided on.  I know I've used it on at least one occasion, and a friend has as well.
Does that mean this service is no longer available even to customers who qualified for it in the past?

[#7]

To my knowledge the 0845 numbers will work for anybody. They're chargeable on a ppm basis though and aren't free like the old 0808 access we used to offer in the event of a fault.

[#8]

If one has to fall back to dial up, what configuration do we use with regards to filters?
I'm guessing in a filtered socket as dial up uses the same voice frequencies, same as if we were using a fax machine / sky box?

[#9]

Yes, local rate dial-up requires connection to the phone side of a filter. Login requires just the username (no realm) with a dial-up modem.