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Telephone Guy · 13th Aug 2020, 5:33 pm

Just as an afterthought ... I don't know if this has any bearing on the main problem ( I suspect not ), but F.Y.I. ...

In order to test the ringing, I attempted to use 17070. I was able to successfully get through to the recorded message, but from that point on, it didn't seem to 'hear' the pressing of buttons in order to tell it which test I wanted it to perform. This appears to be the case no matter which phone I use. I also noticed that upon getting through to the 17070 recorded message, there's a slight 'ticking' sound on the line ( again, regardless of which phone I used ).

That being said, before posting this, I've just tried the exact same thing again using phone C ( plugged into the master socket ) and it seems to work without a problem. Phone A, still as last strapped, is currently plugged back into socket A.

As I say, I've no idea whether or not any of this has any bearing, but just thought it might be useful information. Maybe.

13th Aug 2020, 5:33 pm	#86
Telephone Guy Tetrode Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Canterbury, Kent, UK. Posts: 71	Re: A phone too far ...? Just as an afterthought ... I don't know if this has any bearing on the main problem ( I suspect not ), but F.Y.I. ... In order to test the ringing, I attempted to use 17070. I was able to successfully get through to the recorded message, but from that point on, it didn't seem to 'hear' the pressing of buttons in order to tell it which test I wanted it to perform. This appears to be the case no matter which phone I use. I also noticed that upon getting through to the 17070 recorded message, there's a slight 'ticking' sound on the line ( again, regardless of which phone I used ). That being said, before posting this, I've just tried the exact same thing again using phone C ( plugged into the master socket ) and it seems to work without a problem. Phone A, still as last strapped, is currently plugged back into socket A. As I say, I've no idea whether or not any of this has any bearing, but just thought it might be useful information. Maybe.