How do we connect our UK phones to Aus phone sockets?

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Aug 8th 2007, 7:49 am

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Ianha77

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Re: How do we connect our UK phones to Aus phone sockets?

Uk Phones actually work on a different Frequency and will not work on the Australian network. I believe it is actually illegal to try because they could interfere with Emergency services Etc Etc. Some have been known to open garage doors (the motorized ones). Buy an Australian Phone, they are not expensive.

Aug 8th 2007, 7:54 am

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Re: How do we connect our UK phones to Aus phone sockets?

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would this be the case all over oz?? are they all RJ11 for the phone ? got them cables but for the pc network
thanks Dave

no i use rj45 network cable from my modem to pc . That one goes from my phone spliter for broadband then to my modem looks like that will be ok for my pc

Aug 8th 2007, 8:02 am

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Re: How do we connect our UK phones to Aus phone sockets?

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Originally Posted by Buzzy--Bee

Hello

Our UK telephones have standard UK phone plugs like this -

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...ephonePlug.jpg

However in our rental the phone sockets are RJ11 like this -

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c3...--Bee/RJ11.jpg

Does anyone know if we can buy adapters or anything, or will we have to buy new phones?

Thanks

Buzzy

I bought an adaptor on the internet from Maplin and my UK Panasonic Dect phones work fine using it.

Aug 8th 2007, 8:06 am

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Re: How do we connect our UK phones to Aus phone sockets?

My philips dects are fine too, so is my speedtouch 585 adsl ( you may need to switch auth mode here to PPPoE instead of PPPoA )

Aug 8th 2007, 8:11 am

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Re: How do we connect our UK phones to Aus phone sockets?

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My philips dects are fine too, so is my speedtouch 585 adsl ( you may need to switch auth mode here to PPPoE instead of PPPoA )

cool will look into that

Aug 9th 2007, 5:29 am

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Re: How do we connect our UK phones to Aus phone sockets?

i am still in the uk and was not going to take my phones but after reading this its worth a try as they were expensive. I have been to currys and bought a rj11 adapter which looks the same as in the picture on this thread but on the packet it says BT to USA RJ11 does anyone know if its the same???? thank you