[Lowfer] Off-LF-Topic-But

[W5JGV (Ralph Hartwell)]

> Here some facts as of latest testing.
> 1) Had another person call the phone co. about my line, which
> is a new number. Phone co. says it tested okay and it works,
> but there was no answer. (The phone hasn't had a ring in weeks.)
> 2) Scratching my head, I had a neighbor dial the number, it
> sounded normal and ringing from HIS phone but only busy
> signal on my end while his had ring tone.

Short the red and green wires together.  Have someone call the number.
If the caller hears the line ring, call the phone company, because the
number they gave you is not connected to your wire pair.  It probably
dead ends somewhere in a cable junction box.

73,

Ralph   W5JGV - WD2XSH/7