8 8 8 8

[hopper123]

While working on a customer report of noisy lines I encountered something odd.
I picked up line 1 and dialed 1 to listen for noise, after about 2 or 3 seconds I heard an audible ring then a voice said 8 8 8 continuously. Tried line 2 same thing. Disconnected the lines at the rj21 same results. Any thoughts?

 

[jrgood0852]

I think the 8...8...8...8...etc. you got was the timeout looking for the next digit after the "1". This is standard on a POTs line. A warning tone.

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[hopper123]

After 40+ years I still am finding new things.