[comp.dcom.telecom] Line Noise

Steven Gutfreund <sg04%harvey@gte.com> (05/07/91)

We have been experiencing significant problems with FAX SEND/RECIEVEs.
This conisist mostly of chopped in half pages and failed
send/recieves.

I suspect line noise. Does anyone have any advice that would be
effective in getting New England Tel to look into this? Any particular
directions I can give them to make them consider this seriously?


Yechezkal Shimon Gutfreund		  sgutfreund@gte.com
GTE Laboratories, Waltham MA		  harvard!bunny!sgutfreund

bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce) (05/14/91)

In article <telecom11.346.4@eecs.nwu.edu>, sg04%harvey@gte.com (Steven
Gutfreund) writes:

> We have been experiencing significant problems with FAX SEND/RECIEVEs.

Call it in, and say you want the repair foreman to contact you.

Get him to promise to let you know if they find a problem on your line
or if it is due to CO problems or problems beyond. Be interested. Be
unwilling to let it persist. Be friendly but make sure it is
understood that you WILL escalate it fast if it isn't resolved
promptly.

That should work. If not, you could try calling the DPU, but probably
better leave that for very last.

The 'executive appeals' number is for consumer complaints. It answers
'Office of the President'. Call 743-9800 (NET&T main switchboard) and
ask for executive appeals. The foreman in question or his boss will be
calling you back shortly thereafter.

Don't abuse it, but DO use it when necessary.