| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| phone problems | 5/20/2007 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I have a landline telephone that i can make calls on and has a dial tone, but when i supposed to be ...
A: Romel, You didn't say who your service provider is, but Most Telecommunications companies offer ...
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| Cell Phones | 5/20/2007 | Miguel Cedron-Ron |
Q: I'm not sure if this is your field so if it isn't can you please tell me which category to try? When ...
A: Sorry, Verizon is the only one of the major cell phone carriers I have no experience with, not even ...
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| Cell Phones | 5/20/2007 | Miguel Cedron-Ron |
Q: I'm not sure if this is your field so if it isn't can you please tell me which category to try? When ...
A: Not really my specialty but I do know the answer... so here you go... Your cell phone will be ...
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| Call alert | 4/6/2007 | Miguel Cedron-Ron |
Q: I'm using only one telephone line for surfing the net. My problem is how will I know that I have an ...
A: I understand that you don't have caller ID. Anyhow, in this case, it would not help you much. ...
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| Cable distance | 3/29/2007 | Emmett Smith |
Q: I have a cabin about 1000 feet away from my base house. I was wondering what the max distance is to ...
A: There are other things to consider like temperature variations and moisture where you live. The ...
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| Cable distance | 3/26/2007 | Emmett Smith |
Q: I have a cabin about 1000 feet away from my base house. I was wondering what the max distance is to ...
A: Sorry it took me so long to respond. I have been putting in a router at my sister's house. I think ...
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| want a help related to epbx system | 2/18/2007 | Miguel Cedron-Ron |
Q: In my system when my friend telephone`s me instead of appearing his number on my caller I.D, ...
A: I would need some more information in this regards. I'll be happy to investigate for you but I would ...
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| Phone Caller ID Problem | 2/13/2007 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: Spencer said: "If your local friends and called parties say YOUR name appears, it's not AT&T in ...
A: Alida, IT's NOT your NAME it's the number. Records go by telephone number and that is what needs to ...
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| Phone Caller ID Problem | 2/13/2007 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I had to change my phone number due to harassing calls. Since getting the new phone number (six ...
A: Alida, Although every phone company has to update their records, call AT&T again and ask that THEY ...
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| Office Telephone Hardware | 2/13/2007 | Richard Elsmore |
Q: I've been asked to select a cordless telephone system for our small business - perhaps 8 handsets ...
A: If on a budget I would recommend ebay to buy a second hand set and someone like Panasonic are good ...
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| Office Telephone Hardware | 2/13/2007 | Emmett Smith |
Q: I've been asked to select a cordless telephone system for our small business - perhaps 8 handsets ...
A: No, sorry, I am not an expert on CPE. My area is between the building and the switch. Phone bills ...
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| cordless phone interference | 12/29/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: Boy, you are right...no question there. My questions (sort of hidden in my description of the ...
A: Rick, the 10 second interval has me guessing it's an electrical or RF device that's interfering with ...
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| cordless phone interference | 12/23/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I have an interference problem with a 900 cordless phone, a 2.4 cordless phone, and a wireless ...
A: Rick, You didn't ask a question, so I'm just going to give you my thoughts on your letter. Since ...
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| clicking on home phone | 12/23/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: When I call my mom on her home phone (from either my cell or home phone), there is clicking ...
A: Linda, Yes it could very well be the security system she had put in, it also could be a number of ...
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| Interference on an extension | 12/13/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: We have a wall mounted, corded phone in the kitchen, a cordless phone in the upstairs bedroom. When ...
A: Harvey, What else is attached to your phone service? Tevo, alarms, computer, new cordless phone or ...
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| Telephon Operator System | 11/25/2006 | Richard Elsmore |
Q: We are looking for a cheap easy solution to attend our customers on the phone. The Idea is basically ...
A: I cant really help you with this as it is CTI software that mainly large corporations use I I dela ...
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| busy signal | 10/16/2006 | Richard Elsmore |
Q: my phone line is out. when I call my number it is busy and when at home we can not get on the ...
A: As your line is good at the outside box it must be a break between the outside box and the inside ...
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| Cordless Phones Acting Up | 10/13/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: If somebody calls and activates the answering machine without us picking up the handset, the beeping ...
A: Eric, thanks for the update. The only other thing thing I can think to try would be placing an RF ...
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| Cordless Phones Acting Up | 10/13/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: A couple of days ago, when we either called somebody, or somebody called us, our 2.4 gHz cordless ...
A: Eric, Is the sound (tones) coming from the PHONE, or do you hear them through the receiver ie: if ...
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| Telephone lines | 10/11/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I had a second line put in my house when we finished our basement. We have since turned off that ...
A: Mike, you didn't say who your telco service is through, or the type of jacks etc you have, but I'll ...
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| telephone noise | 10/4/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I have two phone lines comming into my home.The main phone line has a humming noise in it. If I ...
A: Steve, OK-we know it's NOT a problem with the telephone company lines/service, or your internet ...
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| cordless phone lost communication with base | 9/28/2006 | Richard Elsmore |
Q: I have a GE cordless phone model # 25831ge3. It is two phones with one base. After about one month, ...
A: Most handsets require you to deregister the phones first before re-registering so I would firstly ...
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| Long distance service | 9/21/2006 | Miguel Cedron-Ron |
Q: I have ATT for my local and long distance serv. I don't make very many long distance phone calls and ...
A: I am not sure if you ever received an answer before. I just stumbled across your questions and ...
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| Cordless phone interference | 8/3/2006 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I have two cordless GE phones at home and have had them for several years, and one corded phone. At ...
A: Al, I'm not going to say flat out it's NOT your phones age, but I really doubt it. 1st let me tell ...
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| 1-866 | 5/19/2006 | Bill Block |
Q: Are 1-866 numbers toll free?
A: Yes, they are. It used to only be 1-800 nbrs, but due to the eventual sheer amount of nbrs needed, ...
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| Telephone Service | 8/9/2005 | Bill Block |
Q: I live in southeast Houston, Texas. I would like to know the cheapest residential telephone service ...
A: I just got back from vacation, sorry! Anyway, I work for bellsouth, and we charge 16.30 for a basic ...
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| Telephone Services | 8/9/2005 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I live in southeast Houston, Texas. I would like to know the cheapest residential telephone service ...
A: Brandon, Although $35.00 a month sounds like alot, it is in keeping with normal rates. THE TAX is ...
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| Home telephone....... | 7/25/2005 | Bill Block |
Q: What is the best way to keep your telephone from failing. I was told that you can train your hand ...
A: Sorry it took so long to answer. I was in the hospital for minor surgery. No biggie. Anyway, I'm ...
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| Telephone duplex coil | 1/19/2005 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I know that in a telephone the duplex coil is used to stop you from hearing your own voice in your ...
A: Simon, please go to the web site: howstuffworks.com and enter the term: duplex coil-telephone. They ...
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| Telephone | 10/25/2004 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I am looking for a telephone company, other than sbc which was south western bell. I live in houston ...
A: Brandon, try checking: belltolls.com and cellular/VOIP sites. It all depends on your equipment and ...
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| long distance carrier | 7/8/2004 | Bill Block |
Q: I was referring to a special 3 or 10 digit number that gives you a recording stating who your long ...
A: Wow. I didn't know there was one. Some of the field techs have numbers that they can call to find ...
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| long distance carrier | 7/8/2004 | Bill Block |
Q: what number do i dial to find out who my long distance carrier is?
A: Easy question. Just dial '0', and ask them to connect you to the business office. They can tell ...
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| Long Distance Service | 5/20/2004 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: I use my cell phone to make long distance calls. My long distance provider is now charging a ...
A: Doug, you state: "I use my cell phone to make long distance calls" then ask: "Is it necessary to ...
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| Voice Over Internet Protocol | 4/8/2004 | Bill Block |
Q: Do you know anything about voice over internet protocol(VOIP)? What is the market like for this ...
A: Ellice. I would simply point to wired Magazine Online. (Search for 'VOIP') ...
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| Call Waiting, Caller ID on Conmputer screen | 12/27/2002 | Bill Block |
Q: A friend has a Verizon service by which the name and number of an incoming call appears on his ...
A: Steve. Sorry, you can't get there from here. Unless you are eligible to use this new service ...
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| state to state long distance service | 4/2/2002 | Bill Block |
Q: Because they all seem to charge fees regardless of whether you make state to state calls, is it ...
A: Barbara! People ask me this every day at work, and it's an excellent question. Somehow, people ...
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| Phone cards | 5/10/2001 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: Just started looking at prepaid phone cards. Sam's Club offers AT&T card - 1,000 minutes at about 4 ...
A: the answer is simple-ease of use! Some people (I'm one) don't like dialing extra digits to make a ...
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| Phone cards | 5/10/2001 | Bill Block |
Q: Just started looking at prepaid phone cards. Sam's Club offers AT&T card - 1,000 minutes at about 4 ...
A: Steve. There are lots of reasons people use phone cards. BellSouth offers to waive the $100.00 ...
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| Telephone Jark Wire Configuration | 5/9/2001 | Bill Block |
Q: About 8 years ago we had an additional second line installed in the house. (the key feature) was ...
A: Jonathan. The easiest way to switch a jack from the main line to the addional line (or vice-versa) ...
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| person called gets an echo when they talk | 9/29/2000 | Spencer Holcombe |
Q: Echo happens when I call from PC to telephone. I have Windows 95, PR266MHz MMX processor, 32MB ...
A: Duncan, I'll answer your question in two parts, one of which you will not be very happy with. Using ...
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