Hub Phones
Hope my landline is not going to change anytime soon with the migration to fibre . (2025)
I switch my hub off at night as it is in a bedroom - (the same as a power cut ) this would disconnect the hub connected phones and the possibility of requiring an emergency backup line (mobile) all seem complicated so hope I can keep my landline for the time being, and any changes may involve moving the hub which has sone Ethernet connections. The advantage of the landline phones is they are already a good backup to the mobile phones if the go down, have had that happen twice or if there are power cuts etc. the landline still functions as it is self powered.
I have 2 landline phones, so some wiring changes would be needed or cordless phones bought which I dislike.
I wonder what will happen to people with no broadband only a BT phoneline, I do have an old BT point if I wish to keep a landline phone.
Perhaps many are switching to mobile phones now, I do have mobile phones also.
The hub connected phones be the same price as the landline but will the calls be free (like VoIP) or charged per minute like a landline.
The hub has 2 phone connections, would they both be the same phone number or is just one used with a splitter.
Will the emergency service be able to locate the hub phone as they do with landlines, they can pinpoint the area, I have had to call ambulances a few times, and if the hub was down or switched off it may not be as reliable as landlines which are reliable.
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