Landline phone with own router on FTTP

[bruce_miranda]

Just got FTTP and everything is working fine off the VF router. Phone lines are plugged into the VF router, VF router's WiFi is switched off. 3rd party Mesh has been switched to Bridge mode and plugged into the VF's ethernet port.

However I am shocked at how feature poor the VF router is. e.g. There are no Parental controls at all. I know I can get rid of the VF router and plug my own Mesh router into the Openreach ONT, but what about the Landline. 

Are there any 3rd party routers in the market that have a telephone socket at the back to allow the home phone to be plugged in? 

[4262mikeb]

Previous t&c versions are accessible here.. https://www.vodafone.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/ ...use filters consumer > home broadband and phone > then at bottom ... Previous t & c 

[Jayach]

@theopsmgr 

I think the wording is out of date (despite that being the latest T&C's)

Originally digital voice was only on Full Fibres services, so the wording would be correct.

However when digital voice become the norm for FTTC as well the wording became out of date, but they have probably not updated it since then.

Do let us know how your complaint gets on.

[theopsmgr]

still irritates me that they seem to think that "security by obscurity" is a good strategy.

If they think that end-users having their own SIP username & passwords represents a threat vector that does not inspire me with confidence regarding the security and integrity of their network. Perhaps they should plug their vulnerabilities instead of penalising their customers?

[Cynric]

I think for the benefit of keeping this thread on topic that any detailed replies are sent directly to @theopsmgr  otherwise this already long thread will become cluttered.

[ecoman]

or is that this already cluttered thread will become longer 🤔 
😂

[autopilot]

Did anyone having issues actually get them sorted? To this day I can receive calls, but most outgoing calls fail. 

[Anonymous]

Yes, works for me, opnSense router + HT801 ATA. Check carefully details in this thread and the GitHub page.

I have found its very sensitive to outgoing port being locked to 5065 (outbound static NAT) and having the WAN IP addresses correctly configured on the ATA.

Static IP address helped a lot for my setup but it was never totally reliable…

Edit: CityFibre FTTH in case it makes a difference.

[MakeMyDay]

If it might help a guru, Ripshod / pixienova ?- I captured the Voda router log when my  voice line was configured, has loads of parameter values , excerpt from below:
I'm aware some of the full log has my ip and voice ID so will be 'personal' but if the data might help unravel the configurations required to assist with setting up 3rd party ATA will be happy to share - let me know if it may help.
MMD
>>>>>

mv_vlim = 0x05a38633"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] delta2 = 0x1dd87a3e"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] delta1 = 0x1c940d71"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slope_ilim = 0x0040a0e0"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slope_rfeed = 0x1ee08c11"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slope_vlim = 0x1c8a024c"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug ******** Here is the current DCfeed config of Si3228x (preset 25) ********"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] "
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slicProvSetDcFeedConfig: Setting SLIC DC feed config"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] getDcFeedConfig: Entering with preset: 25"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] No DC feed config set"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slicProvGetDcFeedConfig: Retrieving SLIC DC feed config"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Info [SLICSLAC] silabsInitLinesCommon: Initializing FXS channel 0"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Info [SLICSLAC] silabsInitLinesCommon: Initializing lines on device 0"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] No global config set"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slicProvGetGlobalConfig: Retrieving SLIC global config"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slicProvSetGainConfig: Setting SLIC gain config"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] No gain config set"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slicProvGetGainConfig: Retrieving SLIC gain config"
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Info [SLICSLAC] silabsInitDeviceCommon: device 0 BOM Type: 0 initialized."
"12.12.2024 12:43:44 system Warning wl0: dhd_prot_ioctl: status ret value is -30 cmd=127"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Error [SLICSLAC] Si3228x_Init_with_Options(732) size = 2 init_opt = 0"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] ac_adc_gain = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] uvthresh_bias = 0x00823000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] uvthresh_scale = 0x04b80200"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] uvthresh_max = 0x03700000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] vbath_delta = 0x01000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] lkg_lb_offset = 0x05000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] lkg_ofhk_offset = 0x03000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] zcal_en = 0x0004"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] scale_kaudio = 0x03a2e8ba"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] enhance = 0x0010"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] irqen4 = 0x0000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] irqen3 = 0x0003"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] irqen2 = 0x0000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] irqen1 = 0x0000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] autoRegister = 0x003f"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] vdc_range = 0x0001"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] p_th_hvic = 0x005b05b2"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] coef_p_hvic = 0x07feb800"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_lift_en = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_cpump_pulldown = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_cpump_lp = 0x00400000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_aux_invert = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ana_lpoly = 0x0fda4000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ana_dshift = 0x00f00000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ana_tonmax = 0x012fc000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ana_tonmin = 0x00100000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ana_toff = 0x00180000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ana_gain = 0x00300000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ana_vref = 0x05b00000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_rngtype = 0x00200000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_vref_ctrl = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_vref_man = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_uvpol = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_swdrv_pol = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_oithresh = 0x00800000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ovthresh = 0x00a00000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_uvthresh = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_uvhyst = 0x00500000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] pd_swdrv = 0x00400000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] pd_oclo = 0x00200000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] pd_ovlo = 0x00400000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] pd_uvlo = 0x00400000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_oithresh_hi = 0x01a00000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_oithresh_lo = 0x00000000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_verr_hyst= 0x00809d80"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_verr = 0x00f18900"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] cpump_dbi = 0x00004000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] therm_dbi = 0x00800000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] vov_bat_pwrsave_min_rng = 0x00395800"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] vov_bat_pwrsave_min= 0x00312700"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] dcdc_ana_scale = 0x0add5500"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] pwrsave_dbi = 0x00014000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] vbat_track_min_rng = 0x00f00000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] vbat_track_min= 0x00f00000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] offhook_thresh= 0x01999a00"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] pwrsave_timer= 0x0fff0000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] vbath_expect= 0x03d70a20"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] vbatr_expect= 0x06666635"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] bat_hyst = 0x000ad000"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] batType = 0x0001"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] bomOpt = 0x000c"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] device_key = 0x007c"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug ******** Here is the current MultiBOM config of Si3228x (preset 0) ********"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] "
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slicProvSetGeneralConfig: Setting SLIC general config"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] getGeneralConfig: Entering with preset: 0"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] No general config set"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Debug [SLICSLAC] slicProvGetGeneralConfig: Retrieving SLIC general config"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Info [SLICSLAC] silabsInitDeviceCommon: Initializing device 0"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 system Info [SLICSLAC] silabsInit: Initializing Si32284 device 0..."
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMBRCMUCI] :E: mmBrcmSlicConfigLoad:2043 - No SLIC configuration found for Si3x"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMUCI] :E: mmUciCommonAllocateContext:248 - Error loading the UCI config from file for mmpbxbrcmsi3228x: UCI_ERR_NOTFOUND"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMBRCMUCI] :E: mmBrcmSlicConfigLoad:2043 - No SLIC configuration found for Si2x"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMUCI] :E: mmUciCommonAllocateContext:248 - Error loading the UCI config from file for mmpbxbrcmsi3226x: UCI_ERR_NOTFOUND"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMBRCMUCI] :E: mmBrcmSlicConfigLoad:2043 - No SLIC configuration found for Si1x"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMUCI] :E: mmUciCommonAllocateContext:248 - Error loading the UCI config from file for mmpbxbrcmsi3218x: UCI_ERR_NOTFOUND"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMBRCMUCI] :E: mmBrcmSlicConfigLoad:2043 - No SLIC configuration found for Si0x"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMUCI] :E: mmUciCommonAllocateContext:248 - Error loading the UCI config from file for mmpbxbrcmsi3217x: UCI_ERR_NOTFOUND"
"12.12.2024 12:43:43 voice Debug [MMBRCM] :E: mmBrcmSetPriority:658 - Configured mmBrcmPriority 0 or negative"

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[Jademalo]

Has anyone else noticed that outgoing calls seem to be working fine now?

I've not changed anything about my setup but the last few days my outgoing calls have been working perfectly first try.

[autopilot]

Seems to be the case for me too. Fingers crossed it stays that way.