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Re: Digital switchover

From	Chris Hughes <news13@noonehere.co.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.acorn.networking
Subject	Re: Digital switchover
Date	2026-05-12 20:33 +0100
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<829ff7d75c.chris@mytardis> (permalink)
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In message <mpro.texsgn0171qqd033x.news@stevefryatt.org.uk>
          Steve Fryatt <news@stevefryatt.org.uk> wrote:

> On 12 May, Chris Hughes wrote in message
>     <3388c6d75c.chris@mytardis>:

>> Also if you were able to stay on the copper line you would still need to
>> get Digital Voice/VoIP, as the anologue phone service is turned off at end
>> of January 2027. As you would be moved to a service called SOGEA which is
>> broadband only.

> Hmm. I think there could be a third option for those without broadband.

> My father's phone is on a line which does not have broadband on it, and BT
> have sent a leaflet which clearly states that they're migrating him to VOIP,
> that he won't have to do anything, that nothing will change at his end, and
> that his phone might lose dial tone for half an hour when the switch
> happens. The strong implication is that the VOIP box will be going in
> somewhere outside the house, either at the exchange or in the local green
> cabinet.

Digital Voice (VoIP) in BT speak will  and can be provided for phone only 
users via 0.5 Mbps broadband service, where Full Fibre or SoGEA is 
available

The only other option available as a "Transitional" service called SOTAP 
for areas where they still have no Full Fibre and/or SoGEA lines.

This website tries to explain what SoTAP is:

https://www.zen.co.uk/blog/posts/zen-blog/2025/10/06/introducing-sotap-the-simple-way-to-keep-customers-connected-until-fibre-arrives/

There are other sites with similar information

-- 
Chris Hughes

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