I'd say test phones are not needed anymore and even less so going forward. Was useful in the old days I haven't carried one in years. Downside is I need to workout what's going in its cutout place in the case

14 minutes ago, MrHappy said:

 

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 ?

Filtered versions no good 

No idea Mr H, but you know what BT are like: Their kit, their rules.

 

Stop being so posh James, just hang your phone off a D ring on your Toolbag like the rest of us .

5 minutes ago, james.wilson said:

I'd say test phones are not needed anymore and even less so going forward. Was useful in the old days I haven't carried one in years. Downside is I need to workout what's going in its cutout place in the case

House bashers need then for phone line jobs 

 

So does it not matter anymore what polarity a and b is?

Will pstn be like pressure mats, ultrasonic, foil, tube and wire etc etc. I'm sure the same debates existed. Even csl know pstn is passed it

3 minutes ago, al-yeti said:

 

So does it not matter anymore what polarity a and b is?

I've never known a time it did

25 minutes ago, james.wilson said:

I'd say test phones are not needed anymore and even less so going forward. Was useful in the old days I haven't carried one in years. Downside is I need to workout what's going in its cutout place in the case

 

I've not carried a test phone for years but occasional get caught out when needing to program a Pyronix Vocaliser or when there has been a fault on the BT line. Worth having even in 2019 imo. Think ill get one 

28 minutes ago, james.wilson said:

Will pstn be like pressure mats, ultrasonic, foil, tube and wire etc etc. I'm sure the same debates existed. Even csl know pstn is passed it

I've never known a time it did

Always mattered with more than one phone , not always about ren..... 

 

Older equipment is an issue 

 

5 minutes ago, Amps said:

 

Think ill get one 

 

just pick one up cheaply from ebay... I'd not pay £100 for one.

 

The only reason I have one was to be sure we it was'nt our kit that was faulty be telling the sub to get the line fixed

12 minutes ago, Amps said:

 

I've not carried a test phone for years but occasional get caught out when needing to program a Pyronix Vocaliser or when there has been a fault on the BT line. Worth having even in 2019 imo. Think ill get one 

House bashers need them , diallersRus 

 

 

They can still come in handy at times, especially if you install telephone extensions as well or for quick testing when you run a line from the master to some out of the way cupboard with the panel in.

Edited May 28, 20196 yr by Specialist