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ROWE02T
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Router in living room phone in hall. Only way to use phone is now with Router on the floor of living room. Really not acceptable.

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goslow
Alessandro Volta

@ROWE02T wrote:

Router in living room phone in hall. Only way to use phone is now with Router on the floor of living room. Really not acceptable.


Ask VM to modify your home phone wiring so you can use your existing landline extension sockets via the phone connection from the VM hub.

VM should offer to do this free of charge for you as part of the switchover process.

Make sure they make modifications to your phone wiring so you can keep each piece of equipment in the same place (rather than the offer which sometimes crops up on here to move the hub to a different location)

Refer here

https://www.virginmedia.com/help/landline/switchover

Do I need to book a technician visit?

You’ll need to book a free technician visit if...

  • You rely on your landline for accessibility needs or don’t have a mobile to make an emergency call – we’ll provide you with an Emergency Back Up Line so you’re always able to call emergency services.
  • You’ve got connected devices such as a burglar alarm linked to a control centre, use a telecare device, or have other phones connected to extension sockets. You’ll need to contact your provider and let them know about the switch if you have any of these to make sure they’re compatible with a fibre service.
  • The Hub and your home phone can’t be placed near each other.

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goslow
Alessandro Volta

@ROWE02T wrote:

Router in living room phone in hall. Only way to use phone is now with Router on the floor of living room. Really not acceptable.


Ask VM to modify your home phone wiring so you can use your existing landline extension sockets via the phone connection from the VM hub.

VM should offer to do this free of charge for you as part of the switchover process.

Make sure they make modifications to your phone wiring so you can keep each piece of equipment in the same place (rather than the offer which sometimes crops up on here to move the hub to a different location)

Refer here

https://www.virginmedia.com/help/landline/switchover

Do I need to book a technician visit?

You’ll need to book a free technician visit if...

  • You rely on your landline for accessibility needs or don’t have a mobile to make an emergency call – we’ll provide you with an Emergency Back Up Line so you’re always able to call emergency services.
  • You’ve got connected devices such as a burglar alarm linked to a control centre, use a telecare device, or have other phones connected to extension sockets. You’ll need to contact your provider and let them know about the switch if you have any of these to make sure they’re compatible with a fibre service.
  • The Hub and your home phone can’t be placed near each other.

Lee_R
Forum Team
Forum Team

Hi ROWE02T, thanks for posting and welcome to our community.

Sorry to hear of any inconvenience the landline switchover may have caused you and your household. The switchover is taking place with all telecommunication companies and it was something we were unable to avoid doing, sorry. I would like to help you resolve this.  I am going to send you a private message.  Please look out for the purple envelope in the top right of your screen.

Regards


Lee_R