We recently finished installing an ethernet CAT6A cable from where most of the LAN wall sockets in the hall are located, to our front room (under floorboards and hidden inside the wall in the front room). The Virgin line will be installed through our garden to the front room, if all goes to plan.
We will probably get a 2.5gbps switch at some point in the hall.
The only thing we're unsure about, is whether or not it will be possible to use the existing telephone extensions (for PTSN) for VOIP, while keeping our existing landline number. There's quite a helpful video which explains how the rewiring is done, here:
But, it looks like the router has to be directly connected to a junction box (which would be installed next to the master socket in the hall), so I've no idea if it's possible, since I presume the router + VOIP basestation will need to be in our front room.
Does anyone know if the VOIP basestation can be installed at other points on an ethernet LAN network? Or does it have to plug directly into the router?
EDIT - Sorry for the long post. At the link below, it says that WIFI VOIP phones don't need a base station:
Does that mean multiple WIFI VOIP phones can connect to nearby WIFI access points?