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Thread ID: 97167 2009-02-06 03:25:00 cant hangup phone gum digger (6100) PC World Chat
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745414 2009-02-06 03:25:00 hi guys i am back with some problems, and i need ur opinion urgently. my internet is working fine now but today suddenly i noticed there was no dial tone on my phone. so i opened up the little black box near one of my phone jack ( i think the black unit is where my main line comes through) well i loosend contacts and tightened them and got dial tone but it seems that when i put the phone down it doesnt disconnect. to test i called 123 and as soon as i heard the lady i hungup and when i again picked up the phone the lady was still speaking. all my other phones are disconnected. wat should i do?...

my ph jack looks like this i42.tinypic.com
gum digger (6100)
745415 2009-02-06 03:53:00 to test i called 123 and as soon as i heard the lady i hungup and when i again picked up the phone the lady was still speaking.

Don't try that test dialling 123. I think they may have what's called "manual hold", in which case nobody can get away until they let you go.

Ring your work number - presumably no-one will answer, but you should be able to hang up and then get dial tone again.
decibel (11645)
745416 2009-02-06 04:05:00 Try unplugging all your phones for 10 minutes and then reconnect them. If the problem continues and try unplugging each phone one by one. You may have a faulty phone. Jen (38)
745417 2009-02-06 04:12:00 same problem with work phone no. gum digger (6100)
745418 2009-02-06 04:14:00 Don't try that test dialling 123. I think they may have what's called "manual hold", in which case nobody can get away until they let you go.

Ring your work number - presumably no-one will answer, but you should be able to hang up and then get dial tone again.

This is incorrect - while they have this capability, it's not on by default. Not to mention that setting that as the default is illegal anyway, as it can prevent using the phone to call emergency services.
Erayd (23)
745419 2009-02-06 04:34:00 test dialling 123. .

No. 137 then hang up.
It will ring.
pctek (84)
745420 2009-02-07 02:13:00 what disconnects the call?. is it the phone instrument or the line?. gum digger (6100)
745421 2009-02-07 03:18:00 Phone.
:)
Trev (427)
745422 2009-02-07 10:57:00 faulty hook switch or assosciated circuitry. in the bad old days the hook switch bypassed the ringer capacitor and connected the handpiece circuitry to the line most modern phones usually have various electronics to use common components instead of 500 ohm speakers and carbon mics. williamF (115)
745423 2009-02-07 20:41:00 How about this?

Your dial-up IRQ is messed up and your sound card is taking control and holding the phone circuit. I had this happen, although it was here in the States, but I wanted to highlight this as a possibility.

Sometimes two devices use the same IRQ and the system gets askew.
SurferJoe46 (51)
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