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Phone (landline) bought in NI

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  • 11-07-2008 11:49pm
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    comixstop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭


    Bought a phone (landline) in Northern Ireland - a BT Graphite 1500. It charged up alright and seems to be working, but I cannot get a ring tone - is there any technical reason why it wouldn't work?

    Thanks


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    #2
    comixstop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭comixstop


    The old phone works fine (so I know the eircom line is ok). I tried connecting the NI phone with the old cable but you can't get a dial tone, everything else works perfectly.


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    ethernet
    Registered Users Posts: 3,568 ✭✭✭ethernet


    UK landlines use the outer two wires of the 4-wire line (black and red or orange-white and white-orange in newer wiring, T2 and R2) while Irish lines use red and green or white-blue and blue-white, R1 and T1.

    You need to get an RJ11-->BT adapter to shift the connection from your socket's R1 and T1 to T2 and R2. They're around €8.


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    byte
    Moderators, Regional North West Moderators Posts: 19,123 Mod ✭✭✭✭byte
    byte


    Yeah, you'll need that RJ11-BT adaptor, as it also has a capacitor inside to make phones ring when used in Ireland.


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    #5
    comixstop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭comixstop


    Got the adaptor, phone is working!

    thank-you


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