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From: klb@lzaz.att.com (K.BLATTER)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Strange Phone Problem
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Date: 2 Jun 89 13:13:06 GMT
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> 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.

Since the AT&T phones are leased, return the phones and get new ones
(I think at no cost).  Since DTMF signals are generated by the phone
set, the problem definitely sounds like it is the phones themselves.

Kevin L. Blatter
AT&T - Bell Labs