"TheScullster" wrote in message
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"dennis@home" said:

Did you try dialling even though there was no tone?

Yes but without success

That reminds me.. I have a phone where the hook switch sticks.
The symptoms are that sometimes you pick it up and get nothing (unless you
bang the base hard).
Sometimes you pick it up and it works fine.

I must remember to chuck it as its beyond the wife's understanding.