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Re: State of the Phones

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In aus.electronics noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> wrote:
> On Wed, 14 May 2025 18:07:45 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>> In aus.electronics Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>> They finished the job yesterday and it's finally working again.
>> 
>> Which lasted a week - dead again today (just a hiss, not even a "boop,
>> boop"). Which is about typical.
> 
> I know this is a couple weeks old, but wasnt going to interupt my third 
> vacation for the year for being disconnected, marvellous... lots of fresh 
> air and peace...  Anyways, I gather its back now,

Heh, I've been away for the weekend too. Phone still broken when I
got home though.

> they should supply you with a reason as to why its ongoing,

I've never heard of anyone getting an explanation beyond that it's
an issue with the exchange. One bloke did get a personal number for
a guy who fixed a break in his line (he's much further from the
exchange and on a different line to me, so has much more trouble
with that), but I guess that's not current anymore because his
phone is out now too (also last time) and he didn't know any more
than me when I met him last week.

> your not by any chance on a RIM are you?

RIM? Ah, don't think so:
https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/RIM_and_Pair_Gain_FAQ#rim_remote_integrated_multiplexer

There wouldn't be fibre to the exchange - it's not on the way
between any towns (and I ought to have noticed it going in). Nor
any microwave antenna, though I guess that could be too small to
notice. I can imagine that the line to the next exchange is
rotting away though. A bloke fixed a break in my phone line years
ago (actually just swapped it to a spare line which hadn't rotted
away yet), and he reckoned all the lines were due to be replaced
many decades ago.

But back when the exchange was failing after every blackout that
game me the idea that these problems are mainly with whatever
equiment they have in the exchange, rather than the connection
between exchanges. A while ago it also had trouble where you'd
have to tap the button under the handset a few times before a
dial-tone would crackle to life, so obviously a failing relay
somewhere there then (others had the same problem).

The thing is they haven't really cared for years because they
expect people to be using mobile. But now without 3G mobile barely
works here even when it's "working"!

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State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-05 09:03 +1000
  Re: State of the Phones Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2025-05-05 09:55 +0200
    Re: State of the Phones Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2025-05-05 18:17 +1000
      Re: State of the Phones Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2025-05-05 10:58 +0200
        Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-05 21:51 +1000
        Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-06 08:49 +1000
          Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-06 23:02 +1000
      Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-05 22:05 +1000
        Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-06 08:18 +1000
          Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-06 23:13 +1000
            Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-07 09:23 +1000
              Re: State of the Phones "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-05-10 08:02 +1000
              Re: State of the Phones Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2025-05-14 18:07 +1000
                Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-25 13:25 +1000
                Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-27 08:32 +1000
                Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-06 09:07 +1000
                Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-06-06 17:08 +1000
                Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-06-07 10:14 +1000
      Re: State of the Phones "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-05-10 07:49 +1000
        Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-10 08:12 +1000
          Re: State of the Phones "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-05-10 09:51 +1000
        Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-10 23:51 +1000
          Re: State of the Phones "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-05-11 00:27 +1000
            Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-11 09:35 +1000
              Re: State of the Phones "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-05-11 10:17 +1000
                Re: State of the Phones noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-25 13:21 +1000
  Re: State of the Phones Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-05-05 09:11 +0000
    Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-06 08:39 +1000
      Re: State of the Phones not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-06 10:03 +1000
      Re: State of the Phones "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-05-10 07:56 +1000
  Re: State of the Phones Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> - 2025-05-08 18:12 +0800
    Re: State of the Phones nb <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2025-05-09 08:15 +1000
      Re: State of the Phones Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> - 2025-05-09 19:07 +0800
  Re: State of the Phones "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2025-05-10 07:45 +1000

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