Thread: VOIP WiFi and ideally Cordless additional Home Phone Options post NBN?

Originally Posted by Rok_Dr

I went NBN 12 months ago. I kept my old home phone number and transferred it to to the NBN (iinet)VOIP system. On the home side I just plugged the old Panasonic cordless phone, base station and 2 extension Hand sets, straight into the new Router phone port.

As HFC was the only option for me, I had to get a new line laid into the house which necessitated moving the router from upstairs to the kitchen, which was on an old extension. As a result I set up a network extender for the old Ethernet PCs there.

cheers

steve

Hi Steve. I assume the 2 extension handsets were part of the old Panasonic, in which case you did what I might have to do if the wiring option mentioned by goingbush et al doesn't come to fruition - see later post I'm yet/about to input. So what is HFC apart from an old Holden
Cheers Gavin

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

.... So what is HFC apart from an old Holden
Cheers Gavin

HFC = Hybrid Fibre Coaxial cable .. ie. the Telstra/Foxtel and-or Optus cable type cable.

Well, after a sleep, I remembered that phone lines have 4 wires, so assuming 3 and 4 are connected to the phone, 1 and 2 or whatever could be re-wired and used as a virtual extension cord - I assume that is what goingbush etc were talking about.

Then I saw Philip A's post and for $99 I got a new Uniden DECT 1735 + 3 all cordless which in my book is less trouble than changing the wires - its due for delivery 10 Dec and includes an answering service. I don't need the more modern 83XX series to which you can plug in your mobile and get everything without a landline.
We are on the NBN Seniors Plan at $39.99/month which includes landline and free local and national calls to landlines, plus our mobile plans never get even 1/2 used, so all in all pretty happy.

Thanks to all for the info - very enlightening. You gotta luv this klub