BT Advanced Digital Home Phone with Alexa Built-In Works Only With BT Smart Hub 2

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BT touts the handset as having “crystal-clear” HD calling. Good call quality is always welcome, particularly for elderly folks who may have trouble hearing, or for those who usually have to deal with poor connections. GHz status: Off Ethernet: 23 Wireless 2.4 GHZ: 0 5 GHz: 0 USB: 0 Wizards FAQs User guide Status: On Brightness: 100% Schedule: Off Choose whether you want to change the ringtone of an internal or external call and scroll to that option.

The handset works with BT’s Digital Voice home phone service which can be connected to their Smart Hub 2 router. Digital Voice forms part of BT’s plan to run all landline calls over broadband by 2025.The Advanced Digital Home Phone is also compatible with other Alexa-enabled smart devices around the home. This means that the handset could possibly act as a hub for all your Alexa related needs.

Alexa's integration with the Advanced Digital Home Phone might be giving customers something to think about before deciding to go ahead with the upgrade, as the freedom Alexa is being allowed here could be a point of concern for some customers. BT’s Digital Voice service is powered via broadband and if the internet goes down, you won't be able to use your phone or Alexa features. Please make sure that you have another way to call for help in an emergency. The Advanced Digital Home Phone with Alexa built-in is a real game-changer for your home. Available only on Digital Voice our new home phone service. Giving you a future-ready connection at home that makes keeping in touch with loved ones even better.

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BT today unveiled the new Advanced Digital Home Phone with Alexa built-in, which will be available free to customers taking BT’s Broadband and Digital Voice service, offering crystal-clear HD calling.

Digital Voice enables exciting new features such as crystal-clear HD calling, which provides incredible sound quality on a home phone – it’s almost as if the person they’re speaking to is in the same room. Digital Voice also comes with a helpful Call Diversion feature, so if a customer is heading out, they can simply divert calls to a mobile and never miss an important conversation. We've just been moved from Fibre Voice Access (FVA) to Digital Voice. The move went very smoothly. On the switch over day, I disconnected the phone cable from the Optical Network Terminal (ONT) and reconnected it to the Smart Hub 2. Yes. Your phone is set to ring at volume 3 by default but you can change that and the ringtone it plays. Follow the on-screen instructions. Alexa is now deregistered from your hub. If you want to use the Alexa service again. Press the Alexa button and follow the set-up instructions.No, you should not use the Alexa service for dialling the emergency services and if there is a power cut or a problem with your Broadband please make sure that you have another way to call for help in an emergency. BT’s new Advanced Digital Home Phone with Alexa built-in combines ease-of-use with the convenience and great range of features that Alexa provides

It’s not just about the handset features. Digital Voice also gives you crystal clear HD calling. This means incredible sound quality on your home phone – almost as if the person you’re speaking to is in the room with you. The new Advanced Digital Home Phone with Alexa built-in features a 2,0-inch colour screen and other accessibility features including ringer volume boost and large text as well as a hands-free speaker. HD calling means incredible sound quality on your home phone – almost as if the person you’re speaking to is in the room with you. To try out Alexa, press the Alexa button, wait for the Alexa listening screen and ask a question such as “How’s the weather today?”. Then use the right and left navigation buttons to choose a tone that you like and scroll down to Volume and choose whether to increase or decrease it.If you didn't choose to set up Alexa when you set up your new handset for the first time, press the Alexa button and follow the on-screen steps. You’ll need a device with internet access like a smartphone or tablet to set up Alexa. Alexa is the main draw here, but BT has also detailed other features that will be present in the Advanced Digital Home Phone. The Advanced Digital Home Phone with Alexa built-in offers Digital Voice customers great features with crystal clear HD calling However, while Alexa is able to connect to smart devices around the house, it is not a surveillance tool, and its implementation into BT's Advanced Digital Home Phone is entirely at the user's discretion.