Help please! Cordless landline phones ☎️ which work together.

Many thanks for everyone's interest and support.
Lots to think about and research!
It has been greatly appreciated - and I've learned much about digital phones and the switchover along the way!

Again, thank you.

BT call the service 'Auto join'.

We have it on our 2 recently installed 'landline' phones. If DH is on one handset, I can pick up the other one and join the call but it has to be enabled in the settings.

There seems to be a misunderstanding about landlines and broadband. The old, copper telephone lines that were plugged into a router were able to carry broadband (internet) signals as well as telephone calls but the capacity/speed was limited. It is also expensive for phone operators to maintain the old copper networks and they are currently being phased out.

Instead of using copper cables into your house, all the operators are rolling out (glass) fibre to the house. The fibres also carry both broadband and voice (at greatly increased speeds) but the technology that produces voice in a handset has changed and either a voice adapter is used between the new router and old handsets or new handsets that do not need an adapter are provided.

There is a problem with the roll-out of the new services in that the electricity that used to power telephone calls was supplied along the copper cables by the phone supplier so landlines worked during local power cuts. This does not happen with fibre and other solutions are needed during power cuts for the vulnerable who are unable to access any mobile services.

I bought panasonic phones when we needed new ones last year. Main one with answer machine and another handset for the kitchen.
I made sure that I bought digital phones in readiness for voice over Internet switchover.

Can I suggest you speak to Ligo. They are so helpful and have good prices

You don't usually need a landline to get broadband, but it is often cheaper to have both.

crazyH you dont need a landline unless you are with BT. I wasnt using my landline and was being charged a lot by BT so i got rid of it and went over to Hey!Broadband one of the smaller companies and ive noticed no difference from BT.

I have the main landline phone downstairs and an extension in my bedroom. Tbh, with the advent of WhatsApp, I hardly use my landline. But I keep it for emergency and for Wi-Fi. I believe I need a landline in order to get Wi-Fi, 😫

you don't have to be a BT customer to use them.

i use BT call guardian phones, bought from robert dyas.
you can get 2 or 3 handsets.
i'm not sure if there might be feedback noises if both handsets are used for an incoming call.
you could email the supplier to ask.
they are excellent for stopping any scam or unwanted calls.
not had any since i got them, about 10 years ago.

I second Panasonic. We have had ours for well over ten years - works just as well now as when new.

We have a Panasonic set up with three handsets - we can have a conversation using two handsets and the third party incoming (hope that makes sense).
We can also use the handsets to call internally - one. handset is upstairs, one in the lounge and the third is in the bedroom. The ringer feature on the bedroom handset can be timed so it doesn't disturb during the night.