On 15/03/2026 10:22, Christopher Currie via GLLUG wrote:
From Draytek's guide to SOGEA:
SoGEA / SoGFast users do not have access to a phone number.
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So I still don't understand the point of BT's current 'upgrade'. You are
predicting that they will force me to switch to VOIP, which I had
expected in the first place would happen when the analogue line went
down. Why this intermediate change?
I'm not sure I understand your question.
BT are switching off the analogue phone system. Any remaining copper
pairs will be converted to SOGEA and will then provide a data connection
(via VDSL) over which you can piggy-back a VoIP number if you want to.
As you say, the line will no longer have an analogue phone number
associated with it.
For places where FTTP is not yet available, a data connection over SOGEA
will be BT's (and their resellers') only option.
Since (IIRC) you already have an FTTP connection there would be little
point in your copper pair being converted to SOGEA so you might well
just opt to have it disconnected at that point and your number converted
to VoIP - carried over your FTTP data connection.
John
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