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From: SYSMATT@ukcc.uky.edu (Matt Simpson)
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Subject: Ringing Nuisance
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Date: 8 Oct 90 15:45:37 GMT
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Ever since my CO cut over to an ESS (I don't know what model), I have
occasionally been awakened by a brief jingle of my phone's ringer at
about 6 AM. At first, I assumed it was an unwanted side-effect of
their nightly testing, and just ignored it, thinking they would
eventually fix the problem.  Finally, after being awakened about 5:30
one morning by a continous ring which continued till I picked up the
phone, I called repair service. 

The serviceman who was dispatched had no idea what could have caused
the continous ring, but confirmed that the brief jingles were being
caused by their daily testing, which occurs between 4-6 AM.  He did
not seem to think that this was a problem which would be, or needed to
be, fixed. He said most people just sleep through it. Since I don't
get awakened every day, I'm not sure whether it rings every day, and
I'm just sometimes in a deep enough sleep that it doesn't bother me.
But on the days that it does awaken me, I am definitely aggravated.

Short of unplugging my phones at night, does anyone have any idea how
I can prevent this ringing, or how I can persuade South Central Bell
that is something they can and should fix?