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From: ccicpg!cci632!ritcsh!ulta.rit.edu!wlw2286@uunet.uu.net (W.L. Ware)
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Subject: Annoying Cross Talk  Problem, HELP!
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Date: 16 Sep 90 16:26:47 GMT
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I've got an annoying situation on my hands. All four of my incoming
phone lines suffer from intermittent cross talk. It seems to be worse
when it is wet outside, but that is definitely not always the case.

I have had the phone company out numerous times, and they say it is
inside the house (of course.) I have had the alarm/electricians out,
they say it is the phone company (of course.) And I myself have
checked out the connections at the entrance to my house (looks fine,
infinite resistance between all eight wires, with the incoming lines
and phones disconnected.) I have also looked in the phone company's
green box, which is about ten feet from where the lines come into my
house.

The only possibilites which I can think of are:

        The cables between the house and box are bad.
                (Unlikely though because they are < one year old.)

        One of my two line phones is causing the problem.
                (This is a possibility because when things really get
                 bad, and voice line #1 rings so does #2 even though 
                 there is no call on that line. But my other lines,
                 FAX and modem still have x-talk and they are in no
                 way connected to the two voice lines.)

        The Telco's equipment is screwed up somewhere.
                (Good possibility.)
 
In my basement I have two punchdown blocks, where all telephone cables
come to; it is pretty tangled.  I have a network running over twisted
pair to a few rooms in the house, and one incoming line to an alarm
box far away and then comes back allowing the alarm to sieze the line.
All of the rooms in the have both voice lines, which I assume are all
wired in parallel because only to pairs are connected to each
incomming voice line, and one pair on each goes to a jack I installed.

This situation is getting annoying, and has cost me quite a bit for no
solution.  Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix it?

How would I check my phones to see if they are the problem (besides
buying new ones)?

Is there a way I can check the internal wiring for shorts?

Any help, comments or suggestions are welcome.


Thanks in Advance,

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