Digital voice - had the email...

[Pickers]

So the inevitable is incoming... Whilst I love new technology, DV in the way presented is likely to cause me headaches.

I currently use BT for phone and broadband so a simple question, is it cheaper to get digital voice elsewhere and still retain my number?

My other issue is, I use a 3rd party router and BT's DV require you to use their smart hub - which does not allow me to do advanced settings alike custom DNS. This is a massive barrier.to which BT seem to have no solution.

Anyone got any suggestions or starting thoughts?

 

[throwaway4372]

I did the DV switchover but it turned out to be so unreliable I decided there's no point paying for it.
So my 2 cents is use your mobile for phone calls and stop paying BT for phone service.