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An intercom that rings your phone
An old stairwell intercom only rings if you are home. A new one can use the existing cable and ring your phone while you are at work.
Jul 23, 2026 · NextTek
Short answer: a building intercom can ring a phone if the system supports it and the cable is still alive. One flat's monitor can often be replaced without a meeting. The street panel is the building's decision, because the door is common property.
What the old panel no longer does
The handset only rings inside the flat. If you are at the shop, the delivery leaves. A camera icon in an app is useless if the panel at the door has no camera.
The cable first
Most Riga stairwells already have a wire. We measure whether the pair still rings. If it does, we replace the panel and the flat unit. If it is dead, we say so before promising tomorrow.
The call on your phone
NextTek does this in our own intercom: the call arrives while you are out, and you can open the door from the phone. A button at home remains. Without internet the wire between panel and flat can still ring, but the call outside the building stops.
One flat monitor with labour, if the cable is alive, is often a few hundred euro. The whole stairwell is quoted by the number of flats. More on the intercom page.
Short answers
Can one flat replace the street panel?
No. The street door and the panel are common property, so the building decides on them. You can replace your own flat monitor yourself if the existing cable is good.
Does the intercom go silent without internet?
No. The wire between the street panel and the flat can keep ringing without internet. Only the call to your phone, when you are away, stops without it.
What does installation cost?
One flat monitor with fitting is often a few hundred euro if the cable is alive. For a whole stairwell the quote depends on the number of flats and the cable.
Can I open the door from my phone?
Yes, if the system supports it. With the NextTek intercom the call reaches your phone, and you can open the door from the app even when you are away.
What if my phone is flat?
The ordinary button on the flat unit stays. The call to your phone is an extra, not the only way to let a guest or a courier in.
Does the stairwell need a new cable?
Often not. Most Riga stairwells already have the wire, so the first step is to test whether the core still works. If it is dead, a new riser is a separate quote.
Want this in your home?
Tell us what you have now. We will answer with a next step, not a catalogue.