Apologies if this is in the wrong forum - I am new here and the choice of forum for this subject wasn't obvious to me.
The telephone system at my house in Wellington consists of one POTS telecom line connected to a Philips Micronet SBX-8 PABX. The switchboard was installed in 1985 and is still doing its job today, although each time a part of it dies, it's increasingly difficult to find spare parts and somebody to do the repair.
We like the functionality of having 8 extension numbers in the house, but it's not a 'must have'.
Now looking to ditch the Telecom line and get telephone service thrown in with a Vodafone UFB cable connection. Will it be possible to connect this phone service to the switchboard so the existing extensions can continue to be used with Vodafone? Or is there a better solution?
I should explain the current 8 extensions are spread over three different floors in the house and on the upper two levels (covering 5 extensions) the cabling is probably original i.e. 1985. On the bottom level (where the switchboard is) there is a separate, much newer wired cat 5 network handling both data and phone, to which the other 3 phone extensions are connected.
Ideally I'm looking for a solution which enables me to retain the existing switchboard without having to run new cable up two floors. That said, I'm also open to the possibility of ditching the SBX owing to its age, without wanting to lose its functionality.
Any advice gratefully received - thanks!
Andrew