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10th Dec 2012, 10:11 am | #1 |
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Rotary phone won't ring.
I have one of the old style rotary phones.
It is in fine working order. It can accept calls and make calls however it does not ring when someone calls. I suspect this is to do with the change from analogue to digital phone lines. Is there any way I can fix this so it will ring when people phone me? Many thanks for all answers. |
10th Dec 2012, 10:32 am | #2 |
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Re: Rotary phone won't ring.
What make and model of phone are we talking about?
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10th Dec 2012, 10:49 am | #3 |
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Re: Rotary phone won't ring.
It's a 1970s Mickey Mouse telephone.
I think it was made by ATC. |
10th Dec 2012, 11:04 am | #4 |
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Re: Rotary phone won't ring.
Most likely your phone socket is only wired 2-wire, and if the Mickey Mouse is rewired correctly it'll need ringing on pin 3.
A quick fix is usually to use an ADSL microfilter on that extension. http://www.britishtelephones.com/tsr1001.htm http://www.britishtelephones.com/pstconv1.htm#1001 |