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Micro filter needed for Sky Talk?

jakeox — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:24:52 GMT

My old phone works OK in the Sky router's phone socket but do I need to add a micro filter? I can't hear any interference as yet but it's early days. I have seen it suggested that a filter is required.

Cheers

Re: Micro filter needed for Sky Talk?

Mark39 — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:45:53 GMT

@jakeox no, no microfilter is needed.

Edited to add: see step 4 of Sky's Hub setup instructions here: https://www.sky.com/help/broadband/connecting-to-my-broadband/setting-up-my-sky-hub/articles/set-up-hub-broadband-hub-internet-calls-prefiltered

Re: Micro filter needed for Sky Talk?

TimmyBGood — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:28:48 GMT

@jakeox

No: microfilters existed to prevent induced interference from telephone extension cable affecting ADSL and FTTC speeds.

When a handset is connected to the BT socket on a router it's automatically isolated from any such cabling (which is why extension sockets no longer work; )

Re: Micro filter needed for Sky Talk?

jakeox — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:50:05 GMT

Cheers Mark39, that's all I needed👍

Re: Micro filter needed for Sky Talk?

jakeox — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:51:09 GMT

Thanks TimmyBGood for providing extra info that helps my understanding.