Re: (ASCEND) Pipeline 75 incomming voice calls...

["Danny Williams" <danny@ctrust.com>]

Sadly, one remedy that I've had to use many times is the good old 
RMA. The POTS ports on these things seemed rather fragile the 
last time I dealt with a bunch of them (12-18mo ago) and it took in 
some cases several returns (and great wailing and gnashing of 
teeth ont he phone) to get one with solid pots ports.

> 
> I have observed this same problem with no phone on the POTS port as
> well.  I have also tried two different phones on the POTS and had the
> same problem with both.  However, I will check into the REN levels of
> each phone and see what kind of information I can come up with.
> 
> 
> Thanks for the info!
> 
> 
> Danny Williams wrote:
> 
> 
> > > I have a funny issues with my pipeline 75 router.  When ever
> > > incomming calls come in, doesn't matter which number, I will hear
> > > the router "click" and the phone ring very briefly and then the
> > > router clicks again and the call is lost.  I will get the call
> > > just long enough to retrieve the caller id info from my router and
> > > that is all.
> >
> > What is the total REN of the devices you have plugged into the
> > POTS port? They say 3.0 is the most it can handle, but I've had them
> > that won't do better than about 2.3.
> >
> > Old phones with actual metal bells and clappers are the worst,
> > most newer phones with piezo ringers are generally less. In one case
> > I had to resort to disconnecting the bell in one phone so the others
> > would ring. -- Danny Williams           Caldwell Trust Company
> > http://www.ctrust.com    Venice, Florida   USA


-- 
Danny Williams           Caldwell Trust Company
http://www.ctrust.com    Venice, Florida   USA
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