Aussie phone in HK

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    Aussie phone in HK

    Hi

    We'll be moving to HK soon and I was wondering if the standard Australian WDECT telephones will work there?

    Thanks

    Andrew


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    You'll need a new plug or cable to connect the base station to the wall socket (less that HK$10) but otherwise yes I believe so.


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    They will work but they are probably illegal. HK's OFTA has to approve all broadcast equipment. In practice this is ignored for landline handsets as can be seen by the popularity of imported Japanese/mainland Chinese cr*p.


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    Quote Originally Posted by PDLM:
    You'll need a new plug or cable to connect the base station to the wall socket (less that HK$10) but otherwise yes I believe so.
    By plug you mean power point, I assume? The actual RJ22 connection is the same, right.

    Thanks for your help - I can see this forum (whole site) is going to be very helpful indeed

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    Oh - well in fact you'll need a plug adaptor for the AC supply as well. What I meant was the phone jack - HK uses UK-style phone jacks.


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    Quote Originally Posted by PDLM:
    ... HK uses UK-style phone jacks.
    OLD installation ONLY
    http://www.ofta.gov.hk/en/consumer_i...em/leaflet.pdf

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    Well OK - in any residential building built prior to 2003/4...