Digital Voice technology carries a wider range of audio frequencies so you’ll get more natural sounding audio with less background noise when you’re talking on the phone. The home phone, traditionally, offers the user and the party on the other end of the line total privacy.

The handsets achieve this by connecting to a user’s BT Smart Hub 2, which in turn allows Alexa to operate.

These not only offer faster speeds than copper but are also more reliable, more resilient and easier to maintain.

Overall I am pleased with this phone but quality of sound not as good as a regular phone, be aware you need a mobile phone if your internet goes off line. BT has come up with a brilliant way of stopping people phoning to complain when their broadband goes down. I've read so many reports of people saying "It's like you're talking to someone in the same room" That statement couldn't be farther from the truth for me. Estonia and the Netherlands have already switched off their PSTNs, and France, Germany and Japan are just some of the other countries that are also in the process of winding theirs down.Even if you’re still some way off migrating to Digital Voice, it’s worth contacting your burglar alarm provider to find out more about whether it will still work. I dont think people will want to walk up to their DECT phone, press the button then ask Alexa what the weather is. Effective digital solutions still need to be put in place for all of these before the copper network is switched off.

Ofcom has also made it a requirement for telecoms providers to identify people who are reliant on their landline and provide them with a free back-up option in case there's a power outage.I am going to have to find some way of attaching the base to side table or it will be going everywhere. com where he relaunched the UK lifestyle and technology site after a spell launching and editing Lifehacker UK. Smart homes are set to become the norm with everything from smart TVs to smart lighting becoming commonplace. I see that BT is offering a free BT Digital Voice Adapter or a BT Advanced Digital Home Phone with Alexa built-in. While phone services will no longer use the copper network by the end of 2025, the aim is for full fibre coverage to reach 85% in the same year.

Openreach told us that just over half of properties can be connected using existing telegraph poles – a line from the pole will then be attached to your home. Alexa is the main draw here, but BT has also detailed other features that will be present in the Advanced Digital Home Phone. The new cordless handset is being pushed as a more convenient device for the home, and providing an easy to use introduction to smart technology for those not familiar with the concept. We can’t guarantee that BT will be able to continue providing the Alexa function but this does not affect the use of the handset otherwise. Digital Voice is the name BT, the UK's biggest landline provider, uses for its digital voice service.If you’re switching from another home phone or broadband provider, it’s easy switching your service over to BT. But you’ll still have a much clearer line and, if your phone has special features, these will still work. Upgrading to full fibre services has more of an impact because fibre optic cables need to be installed through to your home. In my experience, which is long in time if not in quality, turning stuff off then on again solves more problems than owt else.