[Gllug] Phone problems

[charles]

Chris,

You have what BT call a "Noisy Line."  This can be cause by one of two
things: one, a faulty cable or two, a faulty connection.

If it is a fault cable there is water involved. If it is a faulty connection
it may be your ADSL box has gone faulty or one of your phones.

Whichever one it is I think your problem is internal. Your problem was
solved by: "..., was cured by disconnecting all phone connections and
extension cables from the line."

Email me direct if you need any help.

Charles :-)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Bell" <chrisbell at overview.demon.co.uk>
To: "GLLUG List" <gllug at gllug.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 8:02 AM
Subject: [Gllug] Phone problems


> Hello,
>    I have been chasing an intermittent problem with my BT telephone line
for
> a few days. First I could not get any dial tone, and it appeared that the
> line was being held. This was cured by disconnecting all phone connections
> and extension cables from the line. I then received reports of problems
with
> incoming calls, with BT suggesting a possible fault on the line.
>    I noticed a steady hiss on what is normally a quiet line, but early
this
> morning BT faults tested the line and reported that it is OK. I then
managed
> to speak to someone from BT Broadband who told me that these problems can
> occur during the couple of weeks of tests for ADSL Max. If this is
correct,
> and was more generally known, BT Faults could have a more peaceful time.
>    I have a BT termination box with a split front panel, and the lower
half
> replaced by a front containing a full BT specification ADSL filter. This
has
> a very high quality balanced multi-stage filter which passes the full
audio
> bandwidth but has a sharp cut-off, so is probably passing the lowest of
the
> test frequencies.
>
> -- 
> Chris Bell
>
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