Wireless telephone line extender kit

PJtharsaile

I ordered a UPC Internet + TV + phone connection for my mother the other day. She already uses UPC for TV and I requested a switch of her landline from Eircom.

Later I realized that this will mean that her main phone will need to be relocated and an extension in the bedroom will DIE.

Maplin sell a wireless phone line extender kit that looks as if it might be useful (she has phones with LARGE buttons and will want to keep them).

Interested to know if anyone has any recommendation on such yokes or to find out if it's possible to patch the house phone wiring to an RJ11 jack on the router, either directly or with any similar such adapters.

Nody

I may be wrong but is not UPC phone service based on IP phone over their network (i.e. the landline will not be used at all)?

colm_mcm

I'd get something like this

http://www.fieldmaster.ie/storefront/Doro-DECT-Cordless-Telephone-Big-Button-White-Twin-Pack-PHONEEASY-100WD-P-672224

One plugged into modem and one in the bedroom.

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colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd get something like this

http://www.fieldmaster.ie/storefront/Doro-DECT-Cordless-Telephone-Big-Button-White-Twin-Pack-PHONEEASY-100WD-P-672224

One plugged into modem and one in the bedroom.

Actually that will work nicely but won't be necessary. Once the Eircom service is disconnected, you can use your internal wiring like an extension lead.

OP - if you connect the phone cable from your UPC router (standard RJ11) directly into your main telephone point, all other available telephone points in the house will be connected to the VOIP service. Some old phones won't work though so move the new UPC phone to the bedroom

PS: Make sure the voltage from Eircom is completely disconnected or you will get interference. You can request this over the phone.