[UK-CONTEST] Bit off topic - but may be interesting.

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Orange wrote:
>I had a similar fault a month or so back ......
>
>My phone subscription is Talk Talk, but since internet was so bad, went back
>to Orange.
>
>Exactly the same happened; though I could use the VOIP phone into the Live
>box in my case.
>
>After I complained; all was well about 36 hours after; never had an
>explanation!
>
It's a regular event here, at the end of a long rural line. About half 
the line faults are single-wire breaks, which mean there is no on-hook 
voltage or dial tone at the master socket, but the ADSL signal as 
reported by the modem is only about 10dB below normal. The SNR may be 
marginal, but Internet access continues very much as before.

Incoming calls are diverted to the mobile, for outgoing calls we use 
Skype Out, and I can still read UK-CONTEST... there, we're back on 
topic.




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73 from Ian GM3SEK