• TV
  • MOVIES
  • MUSIC
  • SHOWBIZ
  • SOAPS
  • GAMING
  • TECH
  • FORUMS
  • Follow
    • Follow
    • facebook
    • twitter
    • google+
    • instagram
    • youtube
Hearst Corporation
  • TV
  • MOVIES
  • MUSIC
  • SHOWBIZ
  • SOAPS
  • GAMING
  • TECH
  • FORUMS
Forums
  • Register
  • Login
  • Forums
  • Entertainment Services
  • Broadband Internet
  • Landline Phones and VoIP Services
Connecting a telephone to a wireless router
marathon2004
05-11-2009
Does anyone know if you can connect a telephone to a wireless Broadband router?

Until last week, I was using a BT Voyager router (wired) and connected my telephone into a port in the back to take advantage of free evening calls.

But I have replaced this with a Belkin wireless router, which does not feature a telephone-in socket. It does, however, have four yellow ethernet ports.

I bought a small device from Maplin which connects the ethernet port with the telephone, but no dialing tone could be heard.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
Many thanks
chrisjr
05-11-2009
The answer is no.

The ports on a router are not in any way shpe or form telephone sockets. Even though the router's modem connects to the phone line the signals that make a phone work are completely ignored by the router.

They certainly do not ever end up on the ethernet ports. For one thing the 50V DC and 75V AC ringing signal would probably do some serious damage to your attached PCs if it did
Gneiss
06-11-2009
Originally Posted by marathon2004:
“Until last week, I was using a BT Voyager router (wired) and connected my telephone into a port in the back to take advantage of free evening calls.”

As far as I'm aware the "phone" port on the hub is no different to plugging the phone directly into the "phone" socket on the filter...

By all means check with BT but I'm sure the free evening calls are just part of your package regardless of where/how you physically connect the phone.
beerhunter2
06-11-2009
Originally Posted by Gneiss:
“As far as I'm aware the "phone" port on the hub is no different to plugging the phone directly into the "phone" socket on the filter...

By all means check with BT but I'm sure the free evening calls are just part of your package regardless of where/how you physically connect the phone.”

I am afraid that it is very different.

If you have registered with BT BB Talk, you will have been given a second telephone number. Having configured your BT router or BT Home Hub with BT BB Talk, any phone connected to that port can make VoIP calls via it. That second 'line' is the source of the free Evening and Weekend calls.

If you have not carried out those steps above, any phone so connected will simply connect to your regular land line and calls will be charged at your regular Land Line tariff.

In addition you can make calls via your Land Line from phones connected to a 'Phone Port' that has been configured for BT BB Talk by pressing 5.
Gneiss
06-11-2009
Originally Posted by beerhunter2:
“I am afraid that it is very different.

If you have registered with BT BB Talk, you will have been given a second telephone number. Having configured your BT router or BT Home Hub with BT BB Talk, any phone connected to that port can make VoIP calls via it. That second 'line' is the source of the free Evening and Weekend calls..”

Yes, that puts a different light on it - we just have the HUB phone connected wirelessly on ours though.

There is a similar package for your normal landline too as long as you end the call within a certain time (60 mins I think). So my wife tells me and she pays to bill...
beerhunter2
06-11-2009
Originally Posted by Gneiss:
“Yes, that puts a different light on it - we just have the HUB phone connected wirelessly on ours though.”

If you do not register with BT BB Talk then the Hub Phone(s) will also default to your Land Line.
Gneiss
06-11-2009
Originally Posted by beerhunter2:
“If you do not register with BT BB Talk then the Hub Phone(s) will also default to your Land Line.”

It is registered - we use the two as completely seperate lines.

The real advantage for us with BT BB Talk is that we can automatically divert the calls if we are away etc.. and we can set up a different diversion remotely should we wish.
r_mitchell85
09-11-2009
this may be what you need
http://www.sipgate.co.uk/voipshop/linksys/pap2t
beerhunter2
09-11-2009
Originally Posted by r_mitchell85:
“this may be what you need
http://www.sipgate.co.uk/voipshop/linksys/pap2t”

Unfortunately, that box won't work with BT BB Talk.
BT Support
09-11-2009
Hi Marathon2004

I have sent you a pm regarding this I would like to help.

Stuart
speckledhen
10-11-2009
I have had BB talk working on my linksys ata, or you could always try BT Voyager 10V VOIP adaptor.
VIEW DESKTOP SITE TOP

JOIN US HERE

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Hearst Corporation

Hearst Corporation

DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK

© 2015 Hearst Magazines UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 72 Broadwick Street, London, W1F 9EP. Registered in England 112955. All rights reserved.

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Complaints
  • Site Map