tonyhughes: Technical people can be picky (like me)

tonyhughes: ...We have call minder which costs around $10 a month, so I guess we will can that, and put call diversion on the Telecom line to point to the VFX line - its a local call, so no per minute charges, and now my Telecom number will follow my VFX number, wherever it gets pointed at the time. Call diversion is $3 a month, so by April I will have saved $45 in monthly charges, and even once they start charging $11.95 a month,  ill only be paying a net total of about $5 more a month for all that extra functionality.

riahon: ...if anyone can tell me is it possible to utilise the VFX number, current Telecom number with Freedom plan to my mobile?

sbiddle: So can the DSE locked units be unlocked with a factory reset out of the box so both lines can be configured or is the line 1 provisioning still set to the VFX server after a reset? Does reflashing the firmware remove this limitation?

Grant17:

tonyhughes: ...We have call minder which costs around $10 a month, so I guess we will can that, and put call diversion on the Telecom line to point to the VFX line - its a local call, so no per minute charges, and now my Telecom number will follow my VFX number, wherever it gets pointed at the time. Call diversion is $3 a month, so by April I will have saved $45 in monthly charges, and even once they start charging $11.95 a month,  ill only be paying a net total of about $5 more a month for all that extra functionality.

Once Naked DSL arrives next year, you could ditch your landline completely as presumably most of your callers would have caught up with your new number by then.  If you wish, you can also pay Telecom Directories to list your VFX number for about $20 per year.

It sure beats forking out $42 every month + $10 for call minder etc, etc.  I've also found that having Caller ID on my "landline" is very handy and several people have been surprised when I greeted them by name.  And as you say, the unusual number is always a talking point .

coffeebaron: pay $23.90 a month for two VFX lines.

tonyhughes:

sbiddle: So can the DSE locked units be unlocked with a factory reset out of the box so both lines can be configured or is the line 1 provisioning still set to the VFX server after a reset? Does reflashing the firmware remove this limitation?

the dse unit at any stage can be totally reset to factory settings (no carrier settings), by plugging into line 1 and pressing ****RESET#
This is before, during, or after use with VFX (though if you have VFX setup, this will stop VFX from working, unless you let them do a remote reflash).

If you use say, VFX for line one, you can ask for a reflash to release line2, then once line2 is unlocked there is a setting on the box to disallow remote reflashes, so VFX couldnt change any settings on you (though this could degrade your service if they *require* changes on your end).