BT VOIP with my Virgin Hub 3.0

[biggerdave]

I'm sure this has been asked before (although I couldn't find precise answers here, sorry) but like millions of other BT landline users, we're being forced to go the voip route and wondered if anyone here can clarify things for an old codger like me as BT are no help whatsoever! I currently have an analogue Panasonic answerphone plugged into my Openreach/BT analogue landline phone single socket with another 2 extra remote handsets which all work fine.   

1. When I eventually get this, can their new Smart Hub 2 be plugged directly into one of my spare TP-Link Powerline Adaptors (which is how I currently get my internet connection from the hub to my Desktop PC in a different room as WiFi's not good enough due to my room layouts) and/or could it be plugged into my Virgin Hub 3.0 to enable me to access their voip phone line and therefore allow me to plug my old analogue Panasonic into the phone port in their hub to avoid having to replace my handsets with VOIP versions (with all the hassle involved with reloading all my contacts etc)?

2. Am I right in thinking that IF I wanted to use their digital voip handset I could still do this "just" by plugging it in, via their filter, directly into my Openreach/BT wall socket and not bother with their Smart Hub?

Sorry to bother you guys but it's worrying me because BT don't seem willing or able to clarify some pretty fundamental questions like this in their user forum

I'm sure once I get some (hopefully positive) responses to this I'll be back for sure!

tia  

[biggerdave]

Thanks again for your time gents, maybe I've too much time on my hands & trying to think too far ahead although I did think that much of the UK already had this BT VOIP setup and was kinda hoping some of them could share their experiences here but maybe I will just sit back & wait for the inevitable day & then start worrying/panicking; cheers 🤔

[Tudor]

Check out the BT website for their plans, there is a lot of detail there. From memory they are just starting in London before expanding to the rest of the country. See this post;

https://community.virginmedia.com/t5/Tech-Chatter/How-BT-are-doing-the-changeover-from-PSTN/td-p/543...