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I have just been notified by ZEN of the change to SOGEA in 30 days time.
Having looked into this, here are the main points:
1/ The switchover is transparent from an internet viewpoint. The internet should continue working with no change to the master socket/connection, and the FritzBox 7530 should not need any reconfiguration.
2/ I can use the RJ11 phone connector on the FritzBox as an analog phone connection to the existing BT 4600 base station by replacing the existing analogue phone cable with an RJ11 – RJ11 cable (I have already ordered one of these).
3/ Whilst the Fritz 7530 does support DECT, it appears that BT4600 handsets cannot connect to the Fritz 7530 wirelessly as a base station. This is discussed here, and appears to be due to the lack of DECT-GAP support in the BT 4600:
4/ Going forward, I would like to dump the BT4600s as they are becoming faulty/batteries failing etc. Ideally I would like some kind of local VOIP based solution as this would allow phone handsets to work anywhere we have wifi, particularly in the garden office. Otherwise, the DECT wireless network needs to cover down to the garden office, which would still be a challange, and seems unnecessary. We already have good Wifi coverage in the house and garden so it seems pointless to duplicate it for no reason. However, I have yet to find a good solution to all this.
5/ There are plenty of good DECT phones still available, per the Which? reviews here:
They even recommend the BT 4600 still, but the reviews don’t seem to mention DECT-GAP.
However, as above, I am reluctant to dive down the DECT route again as we already have good wifi coverage.
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