HI John, > Question #1 Does the distance from the CO make a difference in DB's > on a regular phone call?
Yes! I have this issue currently with one customer who is 2.5 miles away from the CO, and the audio level is a good 6dB lower than it should be. The telco says they have the xmit audio level up all the way. Still is barely acceptable. Note that this is a 3rd party telco. > Question #2 Can the phone company do anything about the volume? THere is some "play" they have in the xmit and rcv levels. The trick is getting the right person in their tech support who knows 1. that this can be done, and 2. how to do it. > Question #4 Will the conf-chip make the conf-calls louder, including > the white-noise? Without the conf chip, conference calls are totally unacceptable. With it, it only increases the level 3db, making it still pretty marginal. From my experience, it really needs a good 9-10dB boost from the stock chips. 3dB isn't much, but its better than nothing. I can't say I've heard anything different on the CO side of things with or without the chip. ** Disclaimer ** All that I've discussed refers to the KX-TD... just noticed you had a KX-TA. Bob _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
