alcazar

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At home we have three extensions. Then upstairs one has always given a little chirp every time anyone lifted, or replaced either of the downstairs receivers.
I recently replaced one of the downstairs ones with a BT "Decor 310", phone, and all was as normal.
After about 3 days, I got round to installing the PP3 battery in the new phone.:
Since then, the upstairs phone has been driving me nuts: it gives two tiny chirps, spaced about 8 seconds apart, approximately every 35 minutes, all day, and all NIGHT[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

What on earth is causing this, anyone know?

And how can I stop it, short of trashing one, or the other, phone?

Thanks be to anyone who can help with this. Modern technology? Grrrrrrr[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Alcazar

alcazar

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Aaargh!
71 views, and NO-ONE on S/N has any advice to offer?

Alcazar

TopBanana

Sounds like a fault in one of your phones. Replace it.

imlach

Nah, I reckon there's a small bird managed to get tangled up inside....let it out before I phone the RSPCA...

beemerboy

busby??

icantthinkofone

Any of them got built in stuff that uses a battery? mine cheeps to let you know it's going flat. Just a thought.

Brendan Hughes

Have you looked for the steering wheel down your trousers as well?

Andy Tang

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We have a phone that chirps, but it's one that doesn't allow tone dialling.

It chirps when the Tivo hangs up about 1am in the morning. There is also a phone in the study, but that doesn't chirp, but it does allow tone dailling.

I hope that makes sense!

Da Booga

Just a suggestion, have you exceeded the REN for your phone line?

I don't know if that would cause the problem your having, worth a try though

Glamtax

To high a REN number each phone is REN 1 that includes PC Modems so add them altogether if it comes to more than 4 try unplugging a phone to see if that helps

alcazar

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Some "interesting" replies here guys. I should have known not to post serious stuff before Christmas:

I don't think it's the REN thingy, as the new one is the same as the one it replced, and the internet is broadband.

I think I'll try e-mailing NtL, and BT, for help. Muahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha!

Alcazar

ALi-B

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Is it Broadband through the phone line?

And if so are you using the filters? - You need to have one on EVERY single phone to stop interferance.

ajm

Your phone might just be over sensitive (aw bless).... phones know to ring when they detect a higher ringing voltage. If one of your phones is a bit sensitive then a spike caused by devices hanging up etc could be enough to trigger a chirp. The new phone might have added a bit of capacitance into the system causing small spikes in the voltage.

I would try swopping the handsets around to eliminate any fault in the extension. If the problem follows the handset then either replace it or turn the ringer off!