https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/cordless-handsets-with-BT-hosted-VOIP/m-p/16270#M21324 <P>I've spent a frustrating three weeks trying to get a new hosted VOIP system working!&nbsp; I was sold this by BT as a solution for a small organisation moving into a large space.&nbsp; We do most of our work online, but need two phonelines for voice, and a fax.&nbsp; We went for hosted VOIP - it sounded like a system for 21 century.</P><P>BUT - BT didn't offer a cordless handset and we need one for the space we are in. So I bought the Seimens Gigaset 685IP phone with twin handsets.</P><P>And I can't get them working with the BT router.&nbsp; Has anyone overcome this problem?</P><P>I am told now that Gigaset don't work with the router - is this really true?</P><P>What are the options available - we work on MACs so could we plug VOIP handsets into the computers directly?</P><P>Should I buy the non cordless Falcon phones and hope the BT wake up soon and offer a cordless compatible phone option?</P><P>Are there other cordless handsets that do work with BT hosted VOIP and their wireless broadband routers?</P><P>Can anyone suggest a phone engineer who knows about this stuff and is London based?&nbsp; I'm totally out of my depth in this - I'm a marketer and going crazy having no working phones!</P><P>Should I give up totally and get Virgin instead?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:19:37 GMT spacebaby 2010-09-03T10:19:37Z https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/cordless-handsets-with-BT-hosted-VOIP/m-p/16270#M21324 <P>I've spent a frustrating three weeks trying to get a new hosted VOIP system working!&nbsp; I was sold this by BT as a solution for a small organisation moving into a large space.&nbsp; We do most of our work online, but need two phonelines for voice, and a fax.&nbsp; We went for hosted VOIP - it sounded like a system for 21 century.</P><P>BUT - BT didn't offer a cordless handset and we need one for the space we are in. So I bought the Seimens Gigaset 685IP phone with twin handsets.</P><P>And I can't get them working with the BT router.&nbsp; Has anyone overcome this problem?</P><P>I am told now that Gigaset don't work with the router - is this really true?</P><P>What are the options available - we work on MACs so could we plug VOIP handsets into the computers directly?</P><P>Should I buy the non cordless Falcon phones and hope the BT wake up soon and offer a cordless compatible phone option?</P><P>Are there other cordless handsets that do work with BT hosted VOIP and their wireless broadband routers?</P><P>Can anyone suggest a phone engineer who knows about this stuff and is London based?&nbsp; I'm totally out of my depth in this - I'm a marketer and going crazy having no working phones!</P><P>Should I give up totally and get Virgin instead?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:19:37 GMT https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/cordless-handsets-with-BT-hosted-VOIP/m-p/16270#M21324 spacebaby 2010-09-03T10:19:37Z https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/cordless-handsets-with-BT-hosted-VOIP/m-p/16374#M21325 <P>Hi Spacebaby</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Sorry you are having issues.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>BT do not have any current plans to introduce cordless handsets for hosted voip or standard broadband voice.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Cordless handsets do work on hosted voip and broadband voice but we do not support them, unfortunately we cant recommend any types that do work.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>SC</P> Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:10:57 GMT https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/cordless-handsets-with-BT-hosted-VOIP/m-p/16374#M21325 SeanC 2010-09-07T08:10:57Z https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/cordless-handsets-with-BT-hosted-VOIP/m-p/72685#M21326 <P>Although BT themselves do not offer a Cordless VoIP product, please see the Gigaset range <A target="_self" href="https://teamwork.gigaset.com/gigawiki/x/IgHtBw">here</A> including configuration information to get you up and running.</P> Sat, 31 May 2014 09:16:08 GMT https://business.forums.bt.com/t5/Archive/cordless-handsets-with-BT-hosted-VOIP/m-p/72685#M21326 GigasetPRO 2014-05-31T09:16:08Z