Everything will be the same, just connected to a different socket even if it's the base unit of a cordless landline system that's plugged in.
Phasing out landlines by 2025: how could this impact people affected by dementia?
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It sounds as if the carers may have more problems that the person with dementia. My husband hasn't used either phone for months - not even to answer it.
At the moment we are on holiday near a village in Lleyn Peninsula. My smart phone doesn't work for phone calls, and just occasionally for texts. We have to go out to get any connectivity. They'll have to make every part of the UK accessible before this can be rolled out.
At the moment we are on holiday near a village in Lleyn Peninsula. My smart phone doesn't work for phone calls, and just occasionally for texts. We have to go out to get any connectivity. They'll have to make every part of the UK accessible before this can be rolled out.
Oh dear, this thread is littered with misunderstanding. The coverage of the cellular telephone network is, I am afraid, completely irrelevant. Nobody is suggesting using the mobile networks to replace analogue landlines.
Then as I said, the carers will have more problem than the cared for - I have no understanding of any of this - it's all gobbledegoop to me.
For people only using a phone plugged in a socket something like
there will be an ATA (analogue telephone adapter) box between the socket and the phone
with power supplied at the right hand side via a mains adapter and the phone plugged into either of the left hand sockets.
There are two phone sockets because with VOIP you can have multiple phones with different numbers and ring tones, some ATAs have a single phone socket.
The CP (communications provider) should do the installation and any setting up of the ATA.
It's an install and forget job that can be done at anytime before the telephone network is switched off.
Just wait until contacted
there will be an ATA (analogue telephone adapter) box between the socket and the phone
with power supplied at the right hand side via a mains adapter and the phone plugged into either of the left hand sockets.
There are two phone sockets because with VOIP you can have multiple phones with different numbers and ring tones, some ATAs have a single phone socket.
The CP (communications provider) should do the installation and any setting up of the ATA.
It's an install and forget job that can be done at anytime before the telephone network is switched off.
Just wait until contacted
There are various designs of special telephones available. My dad has hearing loss and needed a loud phone that didn't require him to press any buttons when he answers it, he couldn't remember which button to press. I found one that could be set to default to amplified volume, and as a bonus had 8 preset buttons for making calls. It has been a big help.