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#91

IDNet Help / Re: SoGEA

Last post by Simon - Oct 01, 2025, 23:39:13

I suppose I'll have to migrate to UBOSS.

#92

IDNet Help / Re: SoGEA

Last post by zappaDPJ - Oct 01, 2025, 22:45:29

I've not heard anything official for my area yet.

I believe that's the date OpenReach terminates its service contracts with providers. It's also the date given on iDNet's WLR Switch Off page (under 'When?')

The final switch off will be in December 2025 with no orders for new WLR based services (PSTN, ISDN, FTTC, GFast) being accepted at any exchange after September 2023.

https://www.idnet.com/wlr-switchoff.php

#93

IDNet Help / Re: SoGEA

Last post by Simon - Oct 01, 2025, 20:27:30

I've not heard anything official for my area yet.

#94

IDNet Help / Re: SoGEA

Last post by nowster - Oct 01, 2025, 14:40:10

iDNet are suggesting that they'll be getting rid of PSTN service come December. Time to dust off one of my old Cisco/Sipura ATAs, I suppose.

#95

IDNet Help / Re: SoGEA

Last post by peasblossom - Oct 01, 2025, 13:22:57

I've decided to go with SoGEA now but haven't got a clear answer as to when the 10 days starts. Is it 10 days before the date they give you or 10 days after? I'm hoping to switch my phone line to A+A so the timing is not unimportant.

#96

IDNet Help / Re: UBoss Basic Phone Service ...

Last post by Simon - Sep 28, 2025, 17:25:08

Thanks for the heads up, Terry.  I don't have a lot of incoming calls to my landline, but when it is used, I'd like to see the caller's name displayed on the handset.  I'm still undecided as to whether to go with UBOSS or look for an alternative which may have a proven track record for the caller display feature. 

#97

IDNet Help / Re: UBoss Basic Phone Service ...

Last post by Terryphi - Sep 28, 2025, 15:34:47

I am still having occasional problems with UBOSS and caller ID. Caller ID does not work properly consistently. Sometimes it shows just "incoming call" other times it shows the caller's number in +44 format which does not trigger the display of the caller's name even though the caller's number (in UK format) is in my Address Book. The problem is confounded by spam calls increasingly using spoofed +44 numbers.

I increasingly use a mobile phone to make calls but it is not on most of the time. I use the UBOSS service to keep my old landline number available to anyone who wants to use it because they can reach me on it anytime.

To sum up, the UBOSS service isn't great but may be a useful backup depending on your usage.

#98

IDNet Help / Re: UBoss Basic Phone Service ...

Last post by Simon - Sep 23, 2025, 10:16:15

  Upminster 309

Is it safe to presume from both of these messages that Caller ID works well with UBOSS?  Just asking because we had a long thread on here from someone who was having problems with it, and that's one of the reasons I've been holding back. 

#99

IDNet Help / Re: UBoss Basic Phone Service ...

Last post by Upminster 309 - Sep 23, 2025, 09:55:30

Hi there,
I've a question about UBoss, call forwarding and passing the Caller ID that I'm hoping someone can help with.

If we setup call forwarding on UBoss, would the external caller's ID be passed to my mobile in the following scenario (so that I can see who's calling)?

External caller ➡ UBoss number ➡ my mobile phone


Many thanks in advance.

Hi,

Yes, I Have my UBoss on divert at the moment and can confirm I receive the number of the orignal caller and not the Uboss number.

HTH

#100

IDNet Help / Re: UBoss Basic Phone Service ...

Last post by Simon - Sep 22, 2025, 23:47:44

Hi,

Making the switch to UBOSS is something I've been putting off while I still have a copper landline, but hopefully someone will be able to answer your question.   

Caller ID through call divert always worked through PSTN line, so I'd be quite disappointed if it didn't work with VoIP.