Digital switchover

From	Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.networking
Subject	Digital switchover
Date	2026-05-10 23:35 +0100
Organization	None
Message-ID	<5cd7009a73mec@npost.uk> (permalink)

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Hi,

The time is looming it seem. I have no idea when the cut off point is for
us here in Portsmouth (I think we're well down the list) but my provider
PlusNet is not going to do voip phone, only broadband.

I want to keep my landline.

To that end, they have offered to move me over to EE at a very reasonable
rate. EE is another provider in that group with BT. 

EE apparently will give you a free adapter to put your phone anywhere in
the house, not just plugged in to the router.
I'm hoping that adapter or another will allow me to keep the 4 phones I
currently have wired around the house.
My wife next door can do that with virgin so presumably it's possible.

I suspect EE will want to put their router as near as possible to the
front door where their cable will come in. That's a nuisance 'cause my
current router is in the back top bedroom which I use as an office. The
signal currently goes easily all round the premises.

I have a Pi 4 and a RiscPC sans wi-fi so they are cabled to the router.
I'm certainly not putting them by the front door.

If PlusNet let me keep their router I'm hoping I can set it up as an
access point and keep my kit upstairs wired to that.

Observations, experiences etc re any of the above gratefully received.

I'll copy this to the LiveTech list as well to spread the net wider.

Regards,

-- 
Chris Newman

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Digital switchover Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2026-05-10 23:35 +0100
  Re: Digital switchover Dave <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 07:32 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Chris Newman <mec@npost.uk> - 2026-05-11 11:48 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 16:17 +0100
        Re: Digital switchover Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 16:38 +0100
          Re: Digital switchover Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 16:49 +0100
            Re: Digital switchover Dnews <dnews@triffid.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 20:36 +0100
              Re: Digital switchover Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 22:24 +0100
          Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 18:06 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> - 2026-05-11 22:26 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Adrian Crafer <acrafer@orpheusmail.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 11:00 +0000
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    Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-11 14:17 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Doug Webb <doug.j.webb@btinternet.com> - 2026-05-11 14:21 +0100
        Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 14:35 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Harriet Bazley <harriet@bazleyfamily.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 15:12 +0100
      Re: Digital switchover Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 18:00 +0100
    Re: Digital switchover Martin <News04@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2026-05-11 16:23 +0100
  Re: Digital switchover druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2026-05-11 14:32 +0100

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