Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!bellcore!texbell!vector!telecom-gateway From: ginosko!duane@oddjob.uucp (Andrew Duane) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Strange Phone Problem Message-ID: Date: 31 May 89 17:42:24 GMT Sender: news@vector.Dallas.TX.US Lines: 21 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 182, message 4 of 7 OK, all you telecommers. Here's a bizarre little problem that happened at a friends house last night. Anyone got any clues? BACKGROUND: a single line house, in Newton, MA (617-244-XXXX), with 4 phones: 2 AT&T desk pushbuttons, 1 IT&T desk pushbutton, 1 Radio Shack cordless. PROBLEM: the 2 AT&T phones suddenly and simulatenously lost their ability to dial. They work fine for incoming calls, get dial tone, etc. Both other phones (and a spare IT&T from the car) worked fine the whole time. When you pushed a button, the dial tone went away while the button was down. Anyone got a guess? My friend is going to return the (leased) AT&T phones, to see if that helps. I will let you know if/when it is fixed. Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7) w:(508)-685-7200 X122 h:(603)-434-7934 Samsung Software America decvax!cg-atla!ginosko!duane 1 Corporate Drive uunet/ Andover, MA. 01810