Tony Vroon wrote: > Usually they can, just not in the proper BT standard of V23 with > polarity start. If it's a DECT handset, try unplugging the telephone > line and the mains adapter from the base and leaving it for half an hour > or so. >
I'll try this, thanks. But presumably it still needs to be "enabled"? What I'm being told is that we have an old Bell Cablemedia exchange without the functionality and which they have no plans to upgrade. (Not that they could tell me that before I signed up!) > If you plug it back in, it will not remember what caller ID standard is > in use, and it may pick up on other signals (like Bellcore, which is > what some of the older Telewest kit uses). > Sounds promising all the same. I still can't see how it will work unless they enable it for my line, though? > Obviously once you outsource the helpdesk to people that don't know any > better, your official policy becomes "can't be done" instead of "well, > it might, but...". > I know, that's always been a large part of the problem. At least with BT/ADSL you have the option of going with a reseller that actually has some knowledge in the customer-facing staff. -- Mark Rogers // More Solutions Ltd (Peterborough Office) // 0844 251 1450 Registered in England (0456 0902) @ 13 Clarke Rd, Milton Keynes, MK1 1LG _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
