meandmyshadow,

You are mis-understanding my statement, Phil and I are talking about the PSTN (Public switch telephone network) or to you and me the local phone exchange, not the B&O base or handset.

Keith..

Keith,  the engineer arrived and confirmed the voltage drop.  We then went together to the exchange (with the beocom) and tested the circuit in the exchange..... exactly the same!  In the engineers words this confirms that the "wiring" is in perfect working order.  The exchange was split into two sections... the first a huge rack of end terminations and the second a locked room (behind a cage wall))  containing the rack mounts of cards and the batteries.  In France the transport part of the service is subcontracted and the technician was one of these sub-contractors.  The responsibility for the "techy" stuff is with France Telecom and so he has to write a report so that a more highly qualified engineer can come and enter the inner sanctum.  Another 7 days I fear!

Very good Phil,

We now know for sure that the problem is with the line driver in the France Telecom Exchange which we had both really thought was the case from the begining. So we must both wait another 7 days for this more senior engineer hopefully to change the line driver.

What your tests also show is that whilst the fault is at the exchange, the BeoCom 6000 does draw more line current than most other makes of phone because even with the faulty exchange line driver, the voltage drop is greater with the Beocom 6000, this is basic Ohms law in a DC circuit which is Volts = current x Line resistance where line resistance is normally constant..

Looking forward to hearing that the problem is fully solved in 7 days

Keith..

Hear hear Keith. We've ben watching this story since the old site I think.
We wait with bated breath!

Andy T,

Keith Saunders:

Very good Phil,

We now know for sure that the problem is with the line driver in the France Telecom Exchange which we had both really thought was the case from the begining. So we must both wait another 7 days for this more senior engineer hopefully to change the line driver.

What your tests also show is that whilst the fault is at the exchange, the BeoCom 6000 does draw more line current than most other makes of phone because even with the faulty exchange line driver, the voltage drop is greater with the Beocom 6000, this is basic Ohms law in a DC circuit which is Volts = current x Line resistance where line resistance is normally constant..

Looking forward to hearing that the problem is fully solved in 7 days

Keith..

Nice one Phil!
And glad to hear the problem wasn't related to a B&O product.
Hasn't Keith been a star?

Andy T.

Hi Andy, he certainly has.  It's important to have a few good techies in any forum which performs any useful function (other than idle chat).  

Thanks again Keith.

Can BeoCom 6000 mk1,  bought in England, work in Italy? Thanks

Keith Saunders:

From a PSTN line view point I think the UK, French & German Basestations are the same. They do each have different type numbers however which you may wish to check.

UK Type 0636

Germany Type 0632

France Type 0639

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Keith..

Hi Keith,

this is a relaunch of the old theme.

I´ve brought a BC 6000 Mk I with it´s pyramid base station/loader, manufactured about 1999 in Germany, to France now. The handset has got a software update on 2.50, but the base station is original.

At first the complete set said nothing at all, but after I´ve changed the wiring in the RJ11 plug in, the set worked for in- and outgoing calls, but there is no caller ID visible. Instead there is a flashing black line.

CLI is active, because on a testwise connected Siemens Gigaset it is working. When I connect the 6000 handset to the Gigaset base station, there ist no caller ID, too.

Is it possible to "update" the base station for use in France with CLI, or what to do?

Additional question:

If not for the MK I, is the MK II with it´s small pstn base usable in whole Europe with full usability?

Thanks for answering.