Test (Butt) phone

[Specialist]

Just wondering if anyone else carries one & which one you use ?. 

[MrHappy]

I have 2 Greenlee ones (£50+ for used one)

 

1 is branded "BT" & beeps when their is ADSL on the line (you don't really need this)

 

there isn't  much more too them than than using a cheap one piece phone, 

 

if you do want one- this is cheap & still in the packet

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GREENLEE-DSP-COMPACT-TELEPHONE-TEST-BUTT-SET-M0452-00GA-NEW/254245502757?hash=item3b32367f25:g:Gq0AAOSwZRZc7CB0&frcectupt=true

[al-yeti]

4 hours ago, Specialist said:

Just wondering if anyone else carries one & which one you use ?. 

I still have my yellow by one, slightly modified jack end

 

 

Like this is what I use

 

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F254245653828

[Specialist]

Hey al: That looks like a Besson 290. Excellent phone in their day but sadly not digital safe, i had one of those for years.

Bought a BT Tele 300a to replace it, again a great phone & pretty rugged. Sadly some scumbag nicked it. Have the ACT meters mini DSP phone at the minute, does the job but very lightweight and not particularly durable. 

 

Thanks Mr H: That's the one I've got at the moment but from ACT & as above, does the job but just not rugged enough. Think they were originally made by Greenlee.

Edited May 28, 2019 by Specialist

[sixwheeledbeast]

Yes I also have a Besson one. Solid piece of kit

Works fine for me at the moment

[Specialist]

44 minutes ago, sixwheeledbeast said:

Yes I also have a Besson one. Solid piece of kit

Works fine for me at the moment

Yep had mine for years & used regularly, until BT warned that we weren't to use them on digital lines.

Apparently if you go off hook with them on a Digital line, you can take the line down. So I got the 300 to replace it, the ACT was an eBay buy as a cheap backup.

[MrHappy]

1 hour ago, Specialist said:

Apparently if you go off hook with them on a Digital line, you can take the line down. So I got the 300 to replace it, the ACT was an eBay buy as a cheap backup. 

 

Pull in ADSL filter ?

[Specialist]

4 hours ago, MrHappy said:

 

Pull in ADSL filter ?

Yeah I know mate, it's just one more thing to carry (read as forget) ;-). 

Can't even remember where my 290 is. If I find it, I might chuck a filter in my Toolbag & try using that. At least they're pretty bomb proof.

Edited May 28, 2019 by Specialist

[al-yeti]

12 hours ago, Specialist said:

Hey al: That looks like a Besson 290. Excellent phone in their day but sadly not digital safe, i had one of those for years.

Bought a BT Tele 300a to replace it, again a great phone & pretty rugged. Sadly some scumbag nicked it. Have the ACT meters mini DSP phone at the minute, does the job but very lightweight and not particularly durable. 

 

Thanks Mr H: That's the one I've got at the moment but from ACT & as above, does the job but just not rugged enough. Think they were originally made by Greenlee.

Digital safe?

[MrHappy]

26 minutes ago, al-yeti said:

Digital safe?

 

one is, one isn't

 

You can normally hear adsl on the line, don't see why having a handset that does an alarm helps ?