Since I've had my OBI110, I've noticed that my broadband speed is much higher ... except when I am using my landline (picking up an analogue phone connected to the PHONE side of the OBI and pressing # to 'barge' immediately halves my data rate). Clearly there is something in my internal wiring that is interfering with the broadband signal, and one of the unintentional things the OBI is doing is to isolate my BT master socket from the internal wiring whenever the landline is not use.
One option I have is to fix the internal wiring, another is to go DECT-only, another is to junk the internal telephone wiring and use my ethernet wiring.
But that last option leads me to ask what is probably an easy question... Clearly an intended use of the OBI bridges is to allow people to use their existing internal analogue wiring to access VOIP services (or landline as appropriate with the 110), but I'd like to do effectively the reverse - i.e. to have a completely IP-based internal network bridging onto a landline (or VOIP as appropriate).
The question is... if I do this then is it possible to use a dedicated VOIP phone rather than a PC-based softphone/USB handset on the internal network? This means there is no need for any PC to be on, and my family will see something that is as near as possible to being identical to the current setup...
The standalone VOIP phones I can see on Amazon are CISCO, are PoE-based, and presumably require a CISCO gateway. Are there any that will work with an OBI?
Thanks
Andy