Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: uk.telecom Subject: Re: BT Digital Voice with no router Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:13:18 +0100 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <828qaterep.fsf@example.com> References: <381ktk9jo6kkmsu7vorq77ba7h2scskfd8@4ax.com> <10rd676$1nn8o$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="135670"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:LFGI39sAeELC/bTH3IG7jf5ZG8I= sha1:a8Yt8hW4jfhKAeaE0lWEaPIY5eY= X-User-ID: eJwFwYERADAEBLCViscbB73uP0ITt5DYRHjAnz9V5yxzg96JrBrignLUYkcoLOJcazU05wP+mw/x Xref: csiph.com uk.telecom:39353 Woody writes: > On Sat 11/04/2026 10:00, Codger wrote: >> A neighbour has received a letter from BT to say that her phone >> service will be switched to DV. The full number will need to be >> dialled and there will be new features for voice messaging etc. So >> far so good. But the letter also states that the switchover will not >> require any new equipment at the customer premised or an engineer's >> visit, all the work will be done at the exchange. This is odd as she >> has no broadband service, just POTS phones. Will she be put on >> "SOGEA for Analog" so just putting off the inevitable? > > > We had the same. > > Effectively they will put the ATA (Analogue Telephone Adapter) in the > exchange building but the switching/connection of the call could be > anywhere in the world (let all UK!) so the full dialling code+number > must be dialled even for local calls. However the system will pick up > 1 series and 999 before conversion and route them accordingly.. > > The reason is that they have failed to find a suitable solution to > systems - such a OAP alarms - that require voltage changes on the line > etc. > > So much for getting rid of copper! It sounds like they /have/ found a solution though, isn't that what the ATA in the exchange is doing? Is it a more complex one than the one in a router?