Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!netsys!vector!telecom-gateway From: fmsystm!macy@hal.uucp Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Another Cool Thing About GTE Message-ID: Date: 5 Oct 89 09:18:52 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Organization: F M Systems Medina, Ohio USA Lines: 24 Approved: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.dallas.tx.us X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 432, message 7 of 7 In article you write: >GTE used to install modular jacks wired so that the polarity would be >the opposite of what was standard in Bell areas. I used to work for GTE Ohio (something I seldom admit in public). They have never paid much attention to line polarity. All the 80 sets they used to rent/sell had polarity guards. They did not teach polarity in their training classes, except for PBX's and data circuits (which are normally done by a special class of installer, anyway) We have to instruct GTE to straighten out the polarity on their interface jacks to the phone systems we install. And we have to call them back regularly to fix lines they've flopped in routine repairs. We never, ever have this problem with Ohio Bell. Macy Hallock fmsystm!macy@NCoast.ORG F M Systems, Inc. hal!ncoast!fmsystm!macy 150 Highland Dr. uunet!hal.cwru.edu!ncoast!fmsystm!macy Medina, OH 44256 Voice: 216-723-3000 X251 Disclaimer: My advice is worth what you paid for it. Alt.disclaimer: Your milage may vary. Biz.disclaimer: My opinions are my own. What do I know?