OT Phone Techo question

Well work this one out, my phone worked to ring out,broadband worked
but if any one rung in it would ring once then cut out and would never
connect.
PS they have now fixed it.

 

ASIO?

 

It might have something to do with communists too.

You can usually tell.

Oh, I was told by the technicians that came out and fix it both times but it
didn't mean all that much to me. But, one look in the pit, and you'd have to
wonder why Helstra isn't in a shitload of trouble.

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Your qualifications on the subject are ?
remind me again Nev

 

I am qualified... and you are full of shit

HTH

mh

 

Actually it's a very germain point proving you are simply out of your
depth more so than usual
I never claimed to be an

I just read your response.
I expect you did even that simple thing with difficulty and are now
well undone
You can post your qualifications

Oh how very generous of you but you show me yours

 

I was beginning to wonder.

 

We've got the same problem, mind explaining how you got them to fix it?

Often happens after it rains, and sometimes when it doesn't.
Every couple of months, almost always fixes itself 2-3 days later just
before the tech shows up.

 

I rung complaints and after three long goes with three different indians
the last one tried some test on the line ,said it was faulty and got it
fixed three days later.(or maybe asio changed their wiring)

 

lucky you. VERY lucky. we've tried that, and they've claimed they've fixed
it.
several times. still happens. oh well.

 

I knew you would run away
reinforcing the commonly known and held opinion
and you really are

 

yea
your a dickhead nev
that will never change
Not at all. If I had qualifications in

 

Ok, after reading some of the other replies I would like to change my
story officer....


I high resistance joint nearing open circuit in one leg could cause
the phone line to stop working or at least become statical or crackly.
This sometimes would not be enough to kill the xDSL but it would
degrade it. This is probably due to the xDSL being Digital and the
PSTN being analogue.

The high resistance joint could be in the pillar (http://
upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Tall_Telstra_pillar.jpg )
where most of them out there sill use a wire wrap soldered termination
system, cant find a photo on the web, but they use the same
termination as this http://www.jimnoble.co.uk/images/MDF.jpg ... half
the problems are from the fact that some of the joints are not
soldered because of lazy arse techs or dry solder joints. (dont laugh
about the quality of that MDF, that is a neat one!! and most
commercial building over 30 years old have MDFs like that in varying
sizes..and condition, but as long as its all soldered, its all good)

the other problem is pits and pipes filling up with water, this causes
shorts to earth again causing the PSTN to go down, some good piccys
here http://www.fanden.com.au/phone_fax_line_problems_may2006.htm

this is all got nothing to do with freq and things acting like audio
crossovers, if all got to do with high resistance not passing the DC
voltage that PSTN needs


I work mainly with naked xDSL, (ADSL,ADSL2+, HDSL (stand alone
cicuits) and SHDSL (both via DSLAMs and stand alone)) and have for 8
years, installing, commissioning and maintaining DSLAMs (exch end of
the network) and 2nd level fault diagnostic of Telstra copper network
(no, I dont work or contract to Telstra and never have). I am only
allowed to touch the copper pair and the customer MDF and the ISP's
equipment in the Telstra exch. Here is the best bit, only touching the
2 ends I have to tell Telstra what the fault is and where it is! and
then I get no feedback of what was found. 80% of the time the faults
are easy, foreign battery, open circuits, but the other 20% really
need the cabling run to be broken down which I am not allow to do.


Also, 95% of all my work is corporate, I only do residential when it
doesn't get fixed by the contractors and Telstra and the customer has
got the TIO involved.. the funny thing is, I always get it fixed. But
this can take many more visits from Telstra. I have good test gear,
only L2 Telstra techs have the same, and getting one of them on the
job is next to impossible.

Most ISPs don't have the Tech to test this work and is usually up to
sub-contractors and alot of them dont have a clue,the test gear or
simply dont give a ****, there is also some great ones, usually ex-
Telstra Lineys

A small note on test gear, it is amazing what you can find with
multimeter and a little know how. Only 5% of all faults I see need the
expensive stuff, all these faults are usually quicker and cheaper to
fix more us ordering a new pair and swallowing the cost. (but again,
this is corporate customers)

Telstra don't what the copper network and defiantly don't what anyone
else to use it, They don't not do any preventative maintenance on it
and the only reason the other carriers/ISP can use it is that the ACCC
force them. In older areas the copper network is stuggling, with not
enough pairs to replaces the broken ones and all Telstra care about it
"have you got dial tone"?

I have been banging my head against brick walls both with the company
I work for and Telstra for years about these issues with testing and
fixing ULLs and about 4 years ago we where the leaders with ULL fault
reporting in Australia which I had a "major" part in, I never received
a ounce of training but was sent around Australia training others, and
liaising with Telstra on fault reporting, but sadly due to the cant
give **** attitude of alot of people nothing really went further. I
tried and just hit brick walls, still do today but sadly "Thursday is
pay day" is all I care about any more. My sanity is more important.

sorry, this has been a rant, my way of dealing with a pack of cunts,,,
but the money is good

mh

 

So he's qualified on dicks and head? [1]


G-S


[1] Not that there's anything wrong with that

 

My previous bike had a foreign battery and it was really shit!

 

yes there is.. unless you're a chick

mh

 

sadly yes.... just came back from 3 lovely weeks in Europe too close 2
weeks of doing a 3 person job alone..

mh
(the money is good!!)

 

Yes, it happened to me.

The fault was a bad connection (termination) in the telecom pit outside in
the ground.

Bad connections can still "couple" (pass) the high speed ADSL signals using
the capcitive effect, but any signals requiring a few mA of current can't
(eg ringing and looping the line).

Joe