Re: FN-FORUM: phone problems narrowed down ;-)

date posted 1st June 2005 10:41

Yep. I found it very frustrating at first. (I mean, a
bit scary, huh, to move to another country, trying to
set up your small business and then find out that
people can't reach you and haven't been able to reach
you?) But then, hey, that's the way it is and I can't
undo it, so now I am mainly seeing it as funny.

Am going into town to return that phone now. ;-) But
one that was out of stock with BT has become available
again, so I guess I may order that one.

Angie


--- Warwick Sculpher [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:

>
> Oh, right - well I hope it comes right! I can
> identify on both your
> problems - I guess we all have our electronic
> burdens to bear then ;)
>
> Warwick
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Angelina Souren" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 7:51 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: phone problems narrowed down
> ;-)
>
>
> >
> > Hi Warwick,
> >
> > Nope, my main problem was that callers were often
> (but
> > not always!) cut off on pickup, also when calls
> were
> > diverted (to answer service or mobile). (All I
> hear
> > when I pick up is a dial tone.)
> >
> > This morning, I happened to call the Dutch tax
> > authorities. I got cut off once (dial tone all of
> a
> > sudden) as the guy with whom I had been on the
> phone
> > for 5 minutes or so wanted to transfer me to
> someone
> > else (or put me on hold, maybe). So I called back
> and
> > then I got cut off 2 times (on pickup by a person,
> not
> > yet when their voice mail system told me how long
> the
> > wait would be). These three calls were made with
> an
> > American phone.
> >
> > (I did get a new BT phone, but it turned out to be
> > broken (doesn't ring), which has forced me to plug
> > other equipment back in again so that I know when
> > someone is calling. ;-))
> >
> > Hope you get your problem solved soon. Who knows,
> > maybe in my case, it's the filters too.
> >
> > My broadband is not that great either, but I
> assumed
> > that that is just the way things are (maybe I am
> > wrong?). Whenever I go to a site (that includes
> sites
> > I visit every day), I usually get a 404 error
> first
> > and then when I reload, it's fine. There are worse
> > things and I have gotten used to it. (My Dutch
> > broadband was a lot faster and a lot cheaper
> anyway,
> > so I can't compare that.)
> >
> > Angie
> >
> > --- Warwick Sculpher [EMAIL REMOVED]
> wrote:
> >>
> >> What was the problem Angie? - sounds similar to a
> >> problem I've been having
> >> with my broadband connection in that if I use the
> >> phone it cuts off the
> >> broadband...I don't have anything external
> connected
> >> tho...
> >>
> >> Warwick
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Angelina Souren"
> [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> >> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:40 PM
> >> Subject: FN-FORUM: phone problems narrowed down
> ;-)
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > I just wanted to let you know that I have
> narrowed
> >> > down my business line phone problems to:
> >> >
> >> > 1. something weird on the line (wrong wiring?);
> or
> >> > 2. the answerphone (Tiptel clip 340) somehow
> >> already
> >> > messing up the line by simply being plugged in
> (am
> >> > going to reset it completely, reprogram it and
> >> test
> >> > things after every step); or
> >> > 3. both.
> >> >
> >> > My adsl filters don't appear to have anything
> to
> >> do
> >> > with it whatsoever.
> >> >
> >> > I discovered in the meantime that I apparently
> >> have
> >> > been paying for BT Anwer message alert all the
> >> time,
> >> > but only had the free BT Answer service for a
> few
> >> > days; they reinstalled that last week.
> >> >
> >> > Anyway, progress! Yay!
> >> >
> >> > Cheers,
> >> >
> >> > Angie
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
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