This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there was
no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL is
still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket none
wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor any of
the neighbours we have tried.

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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

Well everyone should have one. It can save people a lot of money when but
charge you nearly 200 notes for a call out.
They only cost a tenner. I got mine from Argos. Looks a bit odd but who
cares.
Brian

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This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there was no
dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL is still
working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket none wireless
one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor any of the
neighbours we have tried.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

On 09/08/2014 16:54, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there was
no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL is
still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket none
wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor any of
the neighbours we have tried.


Well, it would be a good idea to get one! If the mains goes off, you
can't make or receive any calls on cordless phones.
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On 09/08/2014 16:54, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there was
no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL is
still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket none
wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor any of
the neighbours we have tried.


I have one sitting in a cupboard in case the power goes down. I do have
UPS power to the base sets, but they were surplus to requirements on my
computers and I don't entirely trust them to work for a long power failure.


--
Colin Bignell

On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:27 +0100
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there
was no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL
is still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket
none wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor
any of the neighbours we have tried.


I still have my last Dial, as opposed to TouchTone, BT 'phone, for
just this reason.

We live on the western end of the Norfolk/Suffolk border, and saw none
of the massive storms reported on TV. It rained a bit last night.

--
Davey.

Davey submitted this idea :
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:27 +0100
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there
was no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL
is still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket
none wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor
any of the neighbours we have tried.


I still have my last Dial, as opposed to TouchTone, BT 'phone, for
just this reason.

We live on the western end of the Norfolk/Suffolk border, and saw none
of the massive storms reported on TV. It rained a bit last night.

We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind
the master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an
internal fault. As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

On 09/08/2014 18:25, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Davey submitted this idea :
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:27 +0100
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there
was no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL
is still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket
none wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor
any of the neighbours we have tried.


I still have my last Dial, as opposed to TouchTone, BT 'phone, for
just this reason.

We live on the western end of the Norfolk/Suffolk border, and saw none
of the massive storms reported on TV. It rained a bit last night.

We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind
the master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an
internal fault. As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.


If you're with BT. best of luck explaining that to the Indians!
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On 09/08/2014 16:54, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there was
no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL is
still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket none
wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor any of
the neighbours we have tried.


Well, it would be a good idea to get one! If the mains goes off, you
can't make or receive any calls on cordless phones.
My test one has a crown and 'CCTA' stamped below the keypad. 'Borrowed'
on its way to a skip ~20 years ago. Does the job.
--
Nick (=----)

In article ,
says...

On 09/08/2014 18:25, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Davey submitted this idea :

We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind
the master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an
internal fault. As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.


If you're with BT. best of luck explaining that to the Indians!

Don't tell them Pike!

Just say the line's down & don't mention the war/W broadband.

--
Sam

On 09/08/2014 19:36, Sam Plusnet wrote:
In article ,
says...

On 09/08/2014 18:25, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Davey submitted this idea :

We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind
the master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an
internal fault. As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.


If you're with BT. best of luck explaining that to the Indians!

Don't tell them Pike!

Just say the line's down & don't mention the war/W broadband.


ISTR Argos do an analogue phone for less than a fiver, and there are
often plenty kicking around the charity shops. A must have retro thing

On Saturday, August 9, 2014 8:03:28 PM UTC+1, stuart noble wrote:
On 09/08/2014 19:36, Sam Plusnet wrote:
In article , watt.tyler says...

On 09/08/2014 18:25, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Davey submitted this idea :

We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind
the master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an
internal fault. As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.


If you're with BT. best of luck explaining that to the Indians!

Don't tell them Pike!

Just say the line's down & don't mention the war/W broadband.

ISTR Argos do an analogue phone for less than a fiver, and there are
often plenty kicking around the charity shops. A must have retro thing

If youre caught without you can always use a low impedance earpiece plus 24v mains transformer to see if you get a ringtone.


NT

On 09/08/2014 18:25, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Davey submitted this idea :
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:27 +0100
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there
was no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL
is still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket
none wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor
any of the neighbours we have tried.


I still have my last Dial, as opposed to TouchTone, BT 'phone, for
just this reason.

We live on the western end of the Norfolk/Suffolk border, and saw none
of the massive storms reported on TV. It rained a bit last night.

We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind
the master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an
internal fault. As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.

More than once I have had a reduced broadband service when my phones no
longer worked. I don't think that the situation is that uncommon
because of the capacitance of the cable.


--
Michael Chare

On 09/08/2014 17:22, Davey wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:27 +0100
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there
was no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL
is still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket
none wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor
any of the neighbours we have tried.


I still have my last Dial, as opposed to TouchTone, BT 'phone, for
just this reason.



Getting through to BT can be quite difficult these days if you just have
a rotary dial. IME!



--
Michael Chare

On 09/08/14 16:54, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there was
no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL is
still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket none
wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor any of
the neighbours we have tried.

If you are in east anglia I know of a man who has.



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rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. €“ Erwin Knoll

On 09/08/14 18:25, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Davey submitted this idea :
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:27 +0100
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there
was no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL
is still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket
none wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor
any of the neighbours we have tried.


I still have my last Dial, as opposed to TouchTone, BT 'phone, for
just this reason.

We live on the western end of the Norfolk/Suffolk border, and saw none
of the massive storms reported on TV. It rained a bit last night.

We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind
the master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an
internal fault. As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.

Yep. and the good news is voice fails get fixed easily when its 'no dial
tone and dead'


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Everything you read in newspapers is absolutely true, except for the
rare story of which you happen to have first-hand knowledge. €“ Erwin Knoll

Davey wrote:
I still have my last Dial, as opposed to TouchTone, BT 'phone, for
just this reason.

I have one (actually two) of these for emergencies:
http://www.britishtelephones.com/pictures/neophon1.jpg

jgh

On 09/08/14 16:54, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there was
no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL is
still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket none
wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor any of
the neighbours we have tried.


OT - certainly was. My wheelbarrow was half full of water. OK, caught
some off the shed roof, but it was still a *lot* of rain...

Well, if its just your line that is rather unlucky. If it were the storms,
I'd expect a whole bank of them to be out.
Brian

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"Harry Bloomfield" wrote in message
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Davey submitted this idea :
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:54:27 +0100
Harry Bloomfield wrote:

This morning, after the massive storms of yesterday, we found there
was no dial tone on any of the wireless phones. Broadband via the LL
is still working, so I tried to find an ordinary plug into the socket
none wireless one for test purposes. We don't seem to have one, nor
any of the neighbours we have tried.


I still have my last Dial, as opposed to TouchTone, BT 'phone, for
just this reason.

We live on the western end of the Norfolk/Suffolk border, and saw none
of the massive storms reported on TV. It rained a bit last night.

We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind the
master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an internal
fault. As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be at the
exchange.

--
Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

Harry Bloomfield wrote:

As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.


I don't think that's right.Some line faults will allow BB to work.

Bill

on 09/08/2014, Harry Bloomfield supposed :
We managed to borrow one eventually and plug it into the socket behind the
master faceplate - its our line which is dead rather than an internal fault.
As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be at the exchange.

How's about that......

Reported on-line on Saturday, once I had confirmed the fault at the
faceplate. The fault was still there at 10am today, line working at
11am.

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Regards,
Harry (M1BYT) (L)
http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk

On Sun, 10 Aug 2014 01:12:30 +0100, Bill Wright
wrote:

Harry Bloomfield wrote:

As broadband on the line still works, the fault must be
at the exchange.


I don't think that's right.Some line faults will allow BB to work.

Correct, could still get a working broadband service,albeit somewhat
degraded with a line that was 'dead' for telephony - no dial tone or
ringing. Fault was a cable damaged by a tree root and water ingress,
resulting iirc no DC reaching the premises as I think one leg of the
pair was either fully disconnected or very high resistance.