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What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Katherinebrown — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:47:38 GMT

Just got sky broadband and talk but don't think old by phones will work on it ? Either how do I get that to work ( no where for cable) or which type of phone should I look to buy in order to use sky talk

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

GD1 — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 11:55:01 GMT

@Katherinebrown Any standard phone that plugs into the old phoneline work with Sky's VOIP as the phone simply plugs into the back of the hub, the hub does all the conversion for the standard phone to work..

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

TimmyBGood — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 12:18:57 GMT

@Katherinebrown

Note that BT 'Digital Voice' handsets supplied alongside BT Broadband will not work with any other ISP.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Mark39 — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:18:35 GMT

@Katherinebrown wrote:

Just got sky broadband and talk but don't think old by phones will work on it ? Either how do I get that to work ( no where for cable)..

If you have Sky internet calls, also known as Sky VOIP, you'll have a broadband Hub which has a standard phone socket at the rear.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

TimmyBGood — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 13:36:44 GMT

@Katherinebrown

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Dr+DJ — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:16:29 GMT

There are 3 sockets in the hub. Two are labelled with a phone sign and one unlabelled purple one. The left and right look like the old RJ45 standard socket but the middle one is narrower and is labelled "UK". If I buy a regular landline handset and answering machine, will it come with the narrower plug.? Any info gratefully received. Regards.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Mark39 — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:36:55 GMT

@Dr+DJ wrote:

There are 3 sockets in the hub. Two are labelled with a phone sign and one unlabelled purple one. The left and right look like the old RJ45 standard socket but the middle one is narrower and is labelled "UK". If I buy a regular landline handset and answering machine, will it come with the narrower plug.? Any info gratefully received. Regards.

The middle socket you refer to is a standard UK phone socket. A UK landline phone handset will come with a standard phone plug to fit the middle socket.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Dr+DJ — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 10:38:49 GMT

Thank you! Clarified just fine. Regards

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

DavidLittle — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:14:10 GMT

This is SCANDALOUS that BT sell cordless phones that will not connect to a non BT router!!! I had a BT telephone and broadband service installed in our new apartment two years ago but concluded that broadband connection was inconsistent so moved to Sky broadband last week - all fine except I've lost the use of landline, which is only needed for incoming calls. So I now need to buy another phone. BT are devious and dishonest by making such restrictive phones!!

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Daniel0210 — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:25:25 GMT

@DavidLittle

If you think it's that scandalous perhaps you should vent your frustration towards BT?

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Mark39 — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:28:32 GMT

@DavidLittle wrote:

This is SCANDALOUS that BT sell cordless phones that will not connect to a non BT router!!!

To be fair, I believe BT also sell phones that aren't designed specifically for their Digital Voice service. They do work with Sky's Hub.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

TimmyBGood — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:47:06 GMT

@DavidLittle wrote:

BT are devious and dishonest by making such restrictive phones!!

BT is a private company in competition with Sky, and entirely at liberty to do such a thing if they choose to: given they are the only ISP which has also spent a century making phone hardware, it would perhaps be more surprising if they didn't leverage that advantage by developing a bespoke system to offer to their own broadband customers.

If BT doesn't adequately inform subscribers that they will lose use of such equipment if they switch ISP, that's also up to them.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

DavidLittle — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 18:54:08 GMT

Yep, OK for BT to do this IF they warn you that their landline phone will only work with their router.

Having spent time researching I conclude that I have two "good" BT phones that don't work now I'm on Sky so will have to scrap them (more electrical waste!) and buy a new compatible phone - GRRRR!

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

TimmyBGood — Sun, 02 Jun 2024 08:36:17 GMT

@DavidLittle wrote:

I have two "good" BT phones that don't work now I'm on Sky so will have to scrap them (more electrical waste!)

There appears to be something of a second-hand market on eBay.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

DavidLittle — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:16:41 GMT

Thanks for all your responses. We've decided to do without a landline, though using the one provided in Sky's package for incoming calls would have had no cost.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Graham572 — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:07:25 GMT

Hello.

I'm considering buying a landline and wo Derek if anybody had any info on which landlines will work using sky talk and sky voice?

I've read all of the above and have noted BT landlines won't work with the sky hub so does anybody know which landlines do work with the sky hub?

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

MarkGoldsmith — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:12:16 GMT

@Graham572 wrote:
Hello.

I'm considering buying a landline and wo Derek if anybody had any info on which landlines will work using sky talk and sky voice?

I've read all of the above and have noted BT landlines won't work with the sky hub so does anybody know which landlines do work with the sky hub?

Any standard DECT phone will work.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Graham572 — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:15:35 GMT

Thanks

Could you please explain what a Dect phone is so I know where to look at buying one?

Thanks

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

TimmyBGood — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:41:47 GMT

@Graham572

'Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications' is the wireless (not 'WiFi') signal between domestic handsets and their base station: any household multi-phone set you purchase from Argos or similar retailer will be DECT by default. The base-station unit plugs into the phone socket on the Sky Hub.

It's BT 'Digital Voice' handsets and VoIP hardware which will not work with Sky Talk Internet Calls.

Re: What type of landline phone do I need to buy to go with sky talk

Mark39 — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:49:23 GMT

@Graham572 wrote:

I've read all of the above and have noted BT landlines won't work with the sky hub so does anybody know which landlines do work with the sky hub?

Just to add, if you particularly want one, a standard BT handset will work. It's only those BT phones designed to work with their Digital Voice service that won't work.