The Mystery of the Ghost Calls
Yeah, I know it sounds like some old Nancy Drew novel, but this mystery is driving me batty, and maybe some "detective" out there on the Forum can solve it. In my home, I have 3 phones connected to...
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No "ghost" calls since last Saturday, even though I have had the ringers turned on all the time for several days now. This leads me to conclude one of several things happened:
1. The fax machine is faulty and was the cause of the rings, even after turning off the power, as long as it was plugged in and connected to the phone line.
2. The jack and/or line connection the fax was plugged into is faulty. This line was added after I moved in (there were no phone connections in the family room), and just consists of the jack in the wall, and an insulated, but exposed wire leading from the outside of the house directly to the nearby phone box. The connecting wire comes very close to the power lines that feed the house. I currently have nothing plugged into that jack, as the cordless handset is connected by RF with the base upstairs.
3. The ringing was actually caused by outside interference, or by power glitches, which have gone away, at least for now. It is an indisputable fact that any RF device (phone, intercom, garage door opener, even a Fantastic Fan) can be subject to interference from another device, electrical distortion/interference or, yes, that favorite cause of Forum members everywhere, a bad ground.
So, for now, the ghost has been "busted", so long as someone doesn't disconnect the containment tank. :B
1. The fax machine is faulty and was the cause of the rings, even after turning off the power, as long as it was plugged in and connected to the phone line.
2. The jack and/or line connection the fax was plugged into is faulty. This line was added after I moved in (there were no phone connections in the family room), and just consists of the jack in the wall, and an insulated, but exposed wire leading from the outside of the house directly to the nearby phone box. The connecting wire comes very close to the power lines that feed the house. I currently have nothing plugged into that jack, as the cordless handset is connected by RF with the base upstairs.
3. The ringing was actually caused by outside interference, or by power glitches, which have gone away, at least for now. It is an indisputable fact that any RF device (phone, intercom, garage door opener, even a Fantastic Fan) can be subject to interference from another device, electrical distortion/interference or, yes, that favorite cause of Forum members everywhere, a bad ground.
So, for now, the ghost has been "busted", so long as someone doesn't disconnect the containment tank. :B
