26-02-2026 03:49 PM
We have Call Guardian enabled on our BT 4600 handsets and have programmed callers we wish to come straight through in the phone's directory, and thus avoid the Call Guardian screening.
Whilst most calls are answered successfully either by one press of the green answer button or a double press to answer and enable the loudspeaker, some incoming calls are cut off the instant we press the green answer button!!
We were switched to a digital landline when we changed over recently to EE broadband and therefore connected the phones base station directly into the router.
There is one caller, our son, whose incoming calls are currently being consistently cut off. He is calling from his mobile.
Has anyone experienced this issue, and if so, found a solution to the problem?
The phone's base station is situated fairly close to the EE Router and I haven't yet tried using the supplied 'Home Phone Adapter' in order to try situating the phone's base station in a different room, as I've read somewhere that if the base station is close to random interference in the 2.4GHz spectrum, this can cause issues.
Just want to see if the problem is just with the phone itself, or just the router or a combination of the two. I personally don't think it's a phone problem, but unfortunately we weren't using the 4600 phones when we had an analogue line before the switch to digital.
TIA
06-03-2026 05:11 PM
Hi @Peter_W
Not conclusive but a promising start with a couple of things I tried last Sunday (01/03/26) morning.
I turned off 'Call Guardian' on our BT 4600 handset(s), then turned it back on again as described in things to try.
I also inserted an 'ADSL' filter between the phone's Base Station and the EE Router.
I then had our son try calling us some three times in succession, and on each incoming call I was able to answer it successfully without it immediately dropping the call when pressing the green answer button.
It's very early days and we need to see how things go for a while, but am keeping fingers crossed that we might have cracked it!
If it hasn't worked, then the only thing left for me to try is to install the Home Phone Adapter and sight the base station elsewhere in the property to remove any issues of radio interference between the phones and the Router.
I'm unable to adjust the Ring Settings for Call Guardian to delay answering for longer as I couldn't find that feature on the 4600 handset, unless it's something that has to be done online?!
Graham
06-03-2026 06:26 PM
Thanks @Viffergb1, good to hear things are heading in the right direction.
Please let us know how things are looking and if you manage to give the adapter a test.
Peter