Receive Landline calls through your hub phone !

Some bright spark has found a way to do it - and it works (for me at least !):

See this thread:

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/showthread.php?t=464266

(Please do this at your own risk !)

I've just given it a try and it works perfectly for me as well. Caller ID seems a bit flakey though as sometimes it shows the number and other times just shows as "External call".

IMHO having normal landline calls come through the hub phone is a huge improvement!

I'm tempted to do this also, but I'm worried aboout when BT upgrade the firmware to do this, will it mess things up?

Hi,

Obviously this is at your own risk... but I shouldn't think a firmware update would cause any problems as all you are doing is turning on the funtionality that is already in the firmware (but not in the web interface)... Also, you can switch this funtionality off..

Since I've switched this on it has been great. The Hub phone now rings when someone calls me on my normal landline number. So now the hub phone is available for both outgoing BT Talk calls and also as an extension on my normal Landline DECT system..

Some people appear to be having problems with Caller ID on the hub phone for landline calls - but I haven't noticed this problem on my set-up.

Mark.

having done this i've had comments though that the answered call on the landline through the hub phone you sound distant to the caller. ?

i also have a poorer quality call when putting 5in front the number to use the landline ? anyone else found this

Edited by deleted (Sat 23-Sep-06 23:10:35)

just saw the thread and tried this command and it worked fine, but I only want my hub phone to work so i did voice fxoport config incfxodest=DECT and it works fine... I have a hub phone and it all seems to work....


CHEERS!

New to this forum and new to the Homehub so treat me gently !

I don't have the hub phone but a normal cordless phone plugged in the back. When I call my land line from my mobile both phones ring and I can answer either. Am I missing out on some functionality or is this "fix" just related to the Hub Phone.

Also, I can't get Caller ID to work on my BT Talk line and the BT Talk preferences mention it I cant find the option to switch it on.....anyone else have this issue.

Thanks

Andy

I have heard people talking about caller ID. Personally it works all the time with me, no problems at all.

Nope this fix is only for the home hub phone 1010.