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    Feb 18, 2006, 07:59 AM
    Home Telephone
    Hi, I just wonder if someone out there might know how to help me get a dial tone on a very old Binetone Eurotel 1000 phone. I bought it off e-bay and the instructions never arrived so I'm basicially 'stuffed' ! Any ideas please would be so helpful - thanks
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    Feb 18, 2006, 09:05 AM
    Hi,
    I am not a telephone repair person, nor a technician in that area, but have done around the home telephone connections.
    Is the telephone wiring that you are using to connect to the phone in good shape? In other words, connect another phone to the same phone "cable" wiring, and see if you have a dial tone.
    If so, connect it to your "old" phone. There might be a setting on the old phone for "tone" or "pulse". If so, set it to "tone" might work. If that doesn't give a dial tone, they try setting it to "pulse".
    Other than that, I'm all out of ideas. Maybe someone else can come up with a better answer!
    I do wish you the very best, and good luck.
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    Feb 18, 2006, 09:17 AM
    Thanks for your help but do you know, I am new to this and for the life of me I can't find where to comment on your post!!
    So perhaps you could give me better guidance ?
    Thanks
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    Feb 18, 2006, 09:18 AM
    Oops silly me - now that I've logged on I can see it - sorry!!
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    May 25, 2007, 09:43 AM
    Some old phones are polarity sensitive. You may need to reverse polarity.
    Red to green, and green to red.
    If those 2 way's still don't work, Open phone, connect and follow the 48 volts.
    Does voltage change when plugged in,
    Does voltage change when off hook? Should drop to 6-9 volts.
    RJ 11(regular phone plug) at end of cord? 4 Prong?
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