Does slingshot still offer a VOIP-compatible router? What are the alternatives to adding VOIP if they don't?

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JohnLewis

2 posts

Wannabe Geek

#319568 8-May-2025 16:24

The physical wifi button on the netcom router slingshot provided us has broken and we would like better parental controls for devices on our network.

We purchased a TP-Link Archer AX55, but realised after the fact that it doesn't have the VOIP port we use to connect our landline. We'd like to take advantage of the better parental controls that this router offers, but we need to keep the VOIP landline.

Does slingshot offer an option with VOIP port? I wasn't able to find one in their list of supplied routers.

Alternatively, does anyone know how one might add slingshot VOIP to the AX55? What sort of hardware might be required?

RunningMan

8953 posts

Uber Geek

#3371523 8-May-2025 16:48

Put the Netcom behind the new router perhaps? Just set the WAN connection to untagged DHCP.

djtOtago

1149 posts

Uber Geek

#3371526 8-May-2025 16:59

If your "Landline" is supplied by Slingshot ask them to move it to the phone port on the fibre ONT. Then you can use any router you like.

JohnLewis

2 posts

Wannabe Geek

#3371540 8-May-2025 17:50

Thanks @djtOtago, I didn't know this was possible. Your ISP can lodge a ticket with chorus and it takes around 48 hours for the change to be made. There isn't an obvious phone port (labelled phone) on the fibre optical network terminal (ONT), but there are a few sockets that look like they'd physically accept the cable. Hopefully chorus will tell me which one to use.