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Networking & Routers / Re: New UBOSS VOIP service in addition to CENTREX
« Last post by dudwell on Today at 13:08:04 »I have VoIP (Uboss) and caller ID works both ways with my Panasonic DECT phone.
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Networking & Routers / Re: New UBOSS VOIP service in addition to CENTREX
« Last post by Simon on Today at 11:15:42 »Can anyone who's got VoIP (Uboss) set up with a standard DECT phone (Gigaset) please confirm that caller ID still works both ways?
I now have my Fibre Broadband up and running with a TP-Link VX230v router (with FXS port), so now I'm contemplating when to switch to VoIP. There are various telephony settings in the router for call blocking, forwarding, etc, but it seems I would need to access these via the router interface each time, rather than with MMI codes via the handset.
Also, it doesn't look like my existing CPR Call Blocker would work, as it relies on power from the PSTN phone socket.
I now have my Fibre Broadband up and running with a TP-Link VX230v router (with FXS port), so now I'm contemplating when to switch to VoIP. There are various telephony settings in the router for call blocking, forwarding, etc, but it seems I would need to access these via the router interface each time, rather than with MMI codes via the handset.
Also, it doesn't look like my existing CPR Call Blocker would work, as it relies on power from the PSTN phone socket.
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Simon on Yesterday at 18:18:31 »
Simon.
Thank you! If nothing else, this thread will be an experience to look back on!
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by peasblossom on Yesterday at 18:14:45 » Simon. 5
IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Simon on Yesterday at 17:23:22 »So, I'm not losing out by not using WiFi 6 then?
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by nowster on Yesterday at 16:50:33 »It's probably using a frequency that's already being used locally, or using the older system forces it to use a more robust 2.4GHz signal.
In my experience 5GHz and higher are only truly reliable in the same room as the router (depending on what your walls are made of).
In my experience 5GHz and higher are only truly reliable in the same room as the router (depending on what your walls are made of).
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Simon on Yesterday at 13:49:41 »One thing I've noticed is that the TP-Link VX230v router seems to be putting out WiFi 6, but speeds with that are slower than on 'normal' WiFi. Is this normal? I've turned off the WiFi on the router as it's better through my existing TP-Link mesh system.
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by nowster on Yesterday at 12:27:18 »Somebody must have put in Cat5 cabling in the past. (Cat5 can just do 1000BaseT.)
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IDNet Help / Re: FTTP New Installation Process
« Last post by Simon on Yesterday at 12:05:02 »We're there! 
The guy arrived around 8:15am, and I thought there was going to be a problem as despite all the notes being sent through about requiring a copper trained installer, he wasn't, and really didn't have a clue about connecting the Fibre to the existing gigabit wiring.
So, I grumbled a bit, not that it was his fault, then he made some phone calls (and I spoke to one of the previous guys who'd been out), and after about half an hour, another engineer turned up who was copper trained, and has managed to wire things up as I wanted.
So, now I have Full Fibre up and running at an average of about 107Mbps on Speedtest.net, and I still have my old copper landline working for the time being. All the wiring was internal, so NO DRILLING!!
The guy arrived around 8:15am, and I thought there was going to be a problem as despite all the notes being sent through about requiring a copper trained installer, he wasn't, and really didn't have a clue about connecting the Fibre to the existing gigabit wiring.
So, I grumbled a bit, not that it was his fault, then he made some phone calls (and I spoke to one of the previous guys who'd been out), and after about half an hour, another engineer turned up who was copper trained, and has managed to wire things up as I wanted.
So, now I have Full Fibre up and running at an average of about 107Mbps on Speedtest.net, and I still have my old copper landline working for the time being. All the wiring was internal, so NO DRILLING!!
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IDNet Help / Re: The UK Landline Switch Off - What You Need To Know
« Last post by Postal on Apr 18, 2024, 15:46:14 »Is this what you're referring to, Postal?
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2024/03/openreach-to-pilot-alternative-uk-analogue-phone-line-in-may-2024.html
Indeed so. Thank you.