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Ernie_C · 28-02-2008, 09:58

Could it not be a faulty phone?

How does the phone know that there is a message waiting? Is it sent some signal that it interprets or does it detect the interrupted dialtone which you say you don't have?

PS Just found the answer to this question on page 28 of the user guide:

http://www.shop.bt.com/content/uni2/...cym/024864.pdf

It IS the intermittent dial tone that the phone is supposed to detect to put the Message Waiting light on.

Does this mean that either the phone is faulty (detecting the interrupted dialtone when it's not actually there) or does it mean that you have a bad line which 'seems like an interrupted dialtone' at times?

Worth doing a line check or getting a replacement phone?

28-02-2008, 09:58	#11
Ernie_C cf.addict Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Livingston Services: Virgin Media Broadband L, TV XL, V+ Posts: 419	Re: 1571 button flashing on phone but we don't have voicemail!! Could it not be a faulty phone? How does the phone know that there is a message waiting? Is it sent some signal that it interprets or does it detect the interrupted dialtone which you say you don't have? PS Just found the answer to this question on page 28 of the user guide: http://www.shop.bt.com/content/uni2/...cym/024864.pdf It IS the intermittent dial tone that the phone is supposed to detect to put the Message Waiting light on. Does this mean that either the phone is faulty (detecting the interrupted dialtone when it's not actually there) or does it mean that you have a bad line which 'seems like an interrupted dialtone' at times? Worth doing a line check or getting a replacement phone? Last edited by Ernie_C; 28-02-2008 at 10:07.