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Land line problem again!
« on: 23 October 2016, 10:38:57 »
I can make a call fine, the internet works ok, but anyone trying to call me gets cut off after one ring.

Phoned customer services who said, line was showing a 'potential' problem. Then he got me to remove the front plate of the master socket and plug in phone, then he gave me a call and got cut off after one ring....

Its been doing that for weeks, just ive not realised there was a problem with my phone line  ::)

Engineer is booked for a visit Tuesday morning.......
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #1 on: 23 October 2016, 10:55:33 »
What's a land line? :)
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #2 on: 23 October 2016, 11:06:49 »
TBH, it may be going in 12 months when my 2 year contract is up.
But for £12/month for both line rental and internet service (no monthly usage limit either!), I couldn't really turn it down  :)
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #3 on: 23 October 2016, 11:29:39 »
Quote from: Ever Ready on 23 October 2016, 10:55:33
What's a land line? :)

it's connected to the phone your Mum rings you on  ;)
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #4 on: 23 October 2016, 11:55:28 »
It must be a good line from the after life :) :)
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #5 on: 23 October 2016, 12:04:15 »
From down there it will be a Hot Line!

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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #6 on: 23 October 2016, 12:55:08 »
Quote from: Ever Ready on 23 October 2016, 11:55:28
It must be a good line from the after life :) :)

sorry  :-[ :-[
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #7 on: 23 October 2016, 14:41:16 »
Quote from: Andy B on 23 October 2016, 12:55:08
Quote from: Ever Ready on 23 October 2016, 11:55:28
It must be a good line from the after life :) :)

sorry  :-[ :-[

No need old boy :y :y
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #8 on: 23 October 2016, 14:45:03 »
Sounds like the Resistor/Capacitor in the ring circuit is playing silly buggers.
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #9 on: 23 October 2016, 21:21:54 »
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #11 on: 24 October 2016, 18:14:45 »
Its called Ring Trip.  Ensure none of your sockets have got damp inside.
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #12 on: 24 October 2016, 18:16:25 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 24 October 2016, 18:14:45
Its called Ring Trip.   ....

Sounds like a course of antibiotics should clear it up ......  ::)
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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #13 on: 24 October 2016, 18:24:51 »
That's cleaner than it could have been, Andy!

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Re: Land line problem again!
« Reply #14 on: 24 October 2016, 19:03:26 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 24 October 2016, 18:14:45
Its called Ring Trip.  Ensure none of your sockets have got damp inside.

Only use master socket (that was replaced a couple of years ago when I had another line fault)
Adsl filter plugged into that, with cordless phone set and router plugged in that.

So, is the 'Ring Trip' triggered at the exchange or something the master socket does?

I'm probably well out of touch now, but about 30years ago iirc, when I worked for a company that manufactured the Mnimaster2 for BT and I had the pleasure of fixing the sods as they rolled of the production line and failed testing, the voltage shoved down the line to make a phone ring was 110VAC....the voltage on the phone line normally was 50VDC.....

Do you remember the Minimaster2, TB

We also had a contract to repair the BT Robin answering machine......they were a nightmare to repair.....originally made in HK or somewhere like that!
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