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[TheBoy]

Robin was the little brother to the twin tape Kingfisher IIRC, back in the late 80s.  And, yes, sadly, I remember the Minimasters, though didn't have too much to do with them.

Is your socket an NTE5 (the one with test socket behind the lower faceplate? If so, plug all the shit into that...  ...other extension sockets around the house can cause ring trip.  Ring trip occurs because the higher ring voltage causes the damp green mould to become more conductive (usually in one direction, bit like a diode), which the exchange sees as the handset being lifted, hence stops the ringing.

[TD]

Robin was the little brother to the twin tape Kingfisher IIRC, back in the late 80s.  And, yes, sadly, I remember the Minimasters, though didn't have too much to do with them.

Is your socket an NTE5 (the one with test socket behind the lower faceplate? If so, plug all the shit into that...  ...other extension sockets around the house can cause ring trip.  Ring trip occurs because the higher ring voltage causes the damp green mould to become more conductive (usually in one direction, bit like a diode), which the exchange sees as the handset being lifted, hence stops the ringing.

Yep the Robin was single tape.....used to knacker the tapes quickly iirc....constantly FF and FR to get to right place on the tape.....

and yes the socket is NTE5....no other extensions....as ive said TB.....and I think in my original post I did say that the blokey on the other end of the phone got me to do that and it made no difference 

[STEMO]

IIRC Ring trip can be caused by a bad connection or damp in the cab, DP or even UG.

[TheBoy]

Excellent TD, just wait for OR bloke then .  As said, it does sometimes happen in cables, again causes by dampness. Slightly less common, as the wires are insulated and thus waterproof.

[TheBoy]

worth trying a 2nd phone, just in case it is the phone.  Just trying to avoid a charge to you

[TheBoy]

When I was SFIO, I had a "learning difficulties" customer in one of the less desirable estates in Milton Keynes, and any fault raised came straight to me rather than the usual repair guys. Always was a ring trip fault.

Every time he had a fault, I could guarantee he'd pissed on the socket again.  I learnt after the first visit never to kneel down to remove the sockets, as I'd have stinking wet knees for the rest of the day 

[STEMO]

When I was SFIO, I had a "learning difficulties" customer in one of the less desirable estates in Milton Keynes, and any fault raised came straight to me rather than the usual repair guys. Always was a ring trip fault.

Every time he had a fault, I could guarantee he'd pissed on the socket again.  I learnt after the first visit never to kneel down to remove the sockets, as I'd have stinking wet knees for the rest of the day 

When I was a 17 year old youth on subs maintenance, my problem was middle aged women getting a bit too close for comfort......all to just tease me, of course. 

[STEMO]

And as for the telephonists on the big PABX's..........I was bruised with the groping....

[TD]

worth trying a 2nd phone, just in case it is the phone.  Just trying to avoid a charge to you

On Sunday, before I reported the fault I unplugged the adsl splitter, and therefore the phone and router and rung my number from my mobile, I still got cut off after one ring 

[TD]

Excellent TD, just wait for OR bloke then .  As said, it does sometimes happen in cables, again causes by dampness. Slightly less common, as the wires are insulated and thus waterproof.

Reported fault on Sunday......supposedly I got an 8am to 1pm appointment for tomorrow morning.....we shall see....seems a bit quick to me 

[STEMO]

Excellent TD, just wait for OR bloke then .  As said, it does sometimes happen in cables, again causes by dampness. Slightly less common, as the wires are insulated and thus waterproof.

Reported fault on Sunday......supposedly I got an 8am to 1pm appointment for tomorrow morning.....we shall see....seems a bit quick to me 

They seem to have got their act together.......a bit.

[Andy B]

That's cleaner than it could have been, Andy!

Ron.

I rephrased it several times before posting 

[TD]

Mr OR blokey has been and gone (only here 2 1/2 hours)

Apparently he changed a part at the top of the telegraph pole, then discovered another fault, which he found in a junction box inside my house before it gets to the master socket.

Plus he changed my master socket to a 5C which has got the ADSL splitter built in 

Job done 

[zirk]

Mr OR blokey has been and gone (only here 2 1/2 hours)

Apparently he changed a part at the top of the telegraph pole, then discovered another fault, which he found in a junction box inside my house before it gets to the master socket.

Plus he changed my master socket to a 5C which has got the ADSL splitter built in 

Job done 

Reckon had he had started the other way around he would have been there 10 mins.

[TheBoy]

Mr OR blokey has been and gone (only here 2 1/2 hours)

Apparently he changed a part at the top of the telegraph pole, then discovered another fault, which he found in a junction box inside my house before it gets to the master socket.

Plus he changed my master socket to a 5C which has got the ADSL splitter built in 

Job done 

Reckon had he had started the other way around he would have been there 10 mins.

My thoughts exactly

But job jobbed