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Mobile Sim As Basis for DECT home phone?

From the Seeek website

Is this enough for a test to find which network is most suitable?
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"I'm getting confused."

Don't worry and I can't explain my point about bluetooth and the attached phone in a different way.

Let's see what Lucian meant when he posted.
 
I find the idea also ver tempting, given most Mobile plans offer UL minutes.

I can also foresee the networks throwing a hissy fit against this idea, and seek to bring regulations , clauses to ban such a setup.

WIll await CHinese maekr to come up with cheapo adaptors.
 
Use cheapest sim you can find in an old(er) mobile phone.
Place mobile phone where you have decent reception for calls (or just turn on wifi calling - will still work)
Link mobile phone to your old Dect network using a bluetooth mobile to telephone adapter. I have used the liGo Bluewave for over 7 years (cost me £20) - but no longer sold - others are available eg. Xlink (bit dearer - £69? - and the 'LiGo Bluewave' Xlink exact lookalike is a lot dearer now) Others are available (but harder to find and most seem to be USA based). These assume you also have a landline etc. but that can be ignored and just use it to connect mobile to your existing Dect.
Keep mobile phone permanetly plugged into a power source via a cheap smart plug - limit damage to battery (and cost) - schedule it to come on for a few minutes to keep phone at or near whatever charge you chose (depending on your own usage) - daily, every 2 days or whatever.
Enjoy usage of your unlimited calls throughout your home.
To be honest, it is probably redundant now, since you can use your unlimited calls with wifi calling throughout the house on most mobiles - but my other half does like having a 'home phone' - even though it is just another mobile phone kept in the house.
 
From the Seeek website

Is this enough for a test to find which network is most suitable?
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Just to let you know, 60/40mbps capped on EE, 150/150 on O2, VF and 3.

That's plenty for testing, I'm pretty sure a phone call probably uses less than 0.5mbps (don't quote me on this).
 
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"I'm getting confused."

Don't worry and I can't explain my point about bluetooth and the attached phone in a different way.

Let's see what Lucian meant when he posted.
My bad, talked too soon.
The solutions that you linked seem fine.
 
Thanks Lucian,

This thread has encouraged me to explore the alternatives and I found the Xlink BTTN capable of handling three cellphones and a landline. It seems to be out of production but it shows the technology is there.

I just have this nagging feeling that there is an undiscovered market of families with different cellphones that they have to move from room to room not to miss calls. Everyone who sees our Panny kit says they want one.
 
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cellphones that they have to move from room to room
It's honestly unfortunate that some people have to deal with that, I'm usually on 4-5 bars indoors B1+20 on O2 and I can get 5 bars outside B40+40

Do they not have WiFi calling? Most providers offer them these days.
 
You miss my point 'insert'.

I saw your message come through whilst I was reading a paper by the fire. To answer it I have come to my desk which is in a different room as my cellphone. If it rings I would not hear it without my Panny hub.

My wife is in the kitchen. This morning she called a friend who was not there and asked her to call back. She really does not want to move her cellphone every time she goes to a different room.

Do you carry your phone around all the time when you are at home?
 
You miss my point 'insert'.

I saw your message come through whilst I was reading a paper by the fire. To answer it I have come to my desk which is in a different room as my cellphone. If it rings I would not hear it without my Panny hub.

My wife is in the kitchen. This morning she called a friend who was not there and asked her to call back. She really does not want to move her cellphone every time she goes to a different room.

Do you carry your phone around all the time when you are at home?
Yeah I think I did. By not missing calls I thought you meant low signal lol

I generally do carry my phone around with me and I'm sure others here could relate too
 
You miss my point 'insert'.

I saw your message come through whilst I was reading a paper by the fire. To answer it I have come to my desk which is in a different room as my cellphone. If it rings I would not hear it without my Panny hub.

My wife is in the kitchen. This morning she called a friend who was not there and asked her to call back. She really does not want to move her cellphone every time she goes to a different room.

Do you carry your phone around all the time when you are at home?
It's great that you don't have it with you all the time, however many/most of us do. I thought everyone carried it in their pockets - however it is unhealthy to do so, for mental health I mean, as it's a constant source of distraction.

Does the Panasonic system ever misfire? Like missed calls or being unable ti call out etc?
 
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Thanks Lucian,

I suppose we could put them in our pockets but it's nice not to have to. And I can tell when the folk I phone go into another room to 'find' their cellphone to answer it!.

Missed calls? Not that I am aware of. Making outgoing calls from an extension necessitates directing it to use a cellphone (line) involves a couple more buttons, but it's no big deal.

If you read the Amazon reviews you will see people complaining about 'fuzzy' calls. This will be because the bluetooth link does need to be fairly near the hub. But as long as that bluetooth leap is sensible the calls are crystal clear.

Sometimes there is a slight delay when I pick up an extension to connect with an incoming call to my cell. I guess that is the hub sorting out where to direct it - but it's no more than a second and quite tolerable.
 
My suggested simple solution to this would be:
1. Use a DECT+VOIP solution for incoming calls to your "landline" number.
2. Use your mobile phone for outbound calls.

The assumption is, when you want to make an outbound call, you're happy to go find and pick up your mobile phone. This way, you're only paying a minimal amount for the VOIP service (of order of £1.50 per month) and you're using your inclusive minutes on the mobile for outbound calls.

If you wanted to go really complex, I think you could set up your own local soft PBX using Asterisk / FreePBX, and tether a mobile phone to it via bluetooth for making outbound calls (unless you can get a USB dongle that does voice calls natively, which seems unlikely). But really, unless you're a techno-geek, you're not going to enjoy building all that and making it work. Plus, the tethering-to-mobile part is likely to be unreliable.
 
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