im thinking of joining SKY but have a question about the landline.

[AdamK5]

i currently have normal copper broadband and want to switch to 500mbps fibre. but we have a dect phone and auto dialer alarm.

will these still work after the switch over to sky? does sky charge an extra monthly fee for the landline, we dont make out going calls apart from if the alarm calls us.

the alarm is only about 10 years old so uses tone dialing.

[GD1]

@AdamK5  If you get FTTP the landline is delivered over the FTTP connection and may be an issue with an auto dialler alarm, your dect phone will work regardless.

I would look to ask the larm company to upgrade your alarm system as eventually copper lines will cease at some point and all calls will come over VOIP.

[AdamK5]

if my tone dialing dect phone from 2003 will work why wouldnt the alarm?

ive asked Yale and it seems there were some wifi upgrade oiptions a few years ago but theyve not been dicontinued.

[Mark39]

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@AdamK5 wrote:

if my tone dialing dect phone from 2003 will work why wouldnt the alarm?

No idea, but we've seen issues previously reported

ive asked Yale and it seems there were some wifi upgrade oiptions a few years ago but theyve not been dicontinued.

I don't know what that means, sorry.

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[AdamK5]

now been discontinued.

[TimmyBGood]

@AdamK5 

All monitored alarm providers need a solution before PSTN is switched off, otherwise they are going out of business.  It's up to the alarm company to ensure compatibility, not the ISP.

[AdamK5]

its not a monitored one its just a DIY fit.

[GD1]

@AdamK5  I havethe yale smart alarm system over broadband and works fine, time to upgrade I think.

[AdamK5]

ive spent far too much on sensors etc to dump it all.

[FLC]

@AdamK5 

Maybe check Ebay for the discontinued WiFi option.

Based on my experience to date, I certainly wouldn't rely on Sky's telephony for anything remotely critical.