Static Noise OBI200 Just Purchased
SteveInWA:
Quote from: LanMan on July 24, 2015, 11:01:18 am
I guess the smart thing to do is return it and ask for a replacement unit. Then I will know if the new one does the same thing or not.
The smart thing to do would be to follow drgeoff's instructions. Try another telephone. Plug in the phone. Pick up the handset. Dial ***1. You should hear the computerized voice tell you the device's basic network status. It should be perfectly clear. What happens?
LanMan:
Thanks SteveInWa and drgeoff for your help,
When I do the ***1, I hear the network stats, but there is still static in the background. But as I say, the noise goes away if I touch and hold the back of the OBI200 unit. I put my thumb over the USB port and the noise pretty much is gone. Very strange. Everything else functions normally the best I can tell.
I did borrow one of those new fangled cordless phones (w/built in answering system) from a relative and noise was gone. So maybe its an incompatibility with my old basic GE phones.
Also, if I disconnect the Ethernet cable, the noise is still there. You can still hear the dial tone, but as soon as you dial the first number, (when the phone should be dead quiet), you hear all the static. Much like an old TV when you went to a channel that was not transmitting anything.
The GE phones work fine on my Verizon FIOS network. No static. But I am trying to get off their system. I might have to spring for some new phones.
SteveInWA:
Get
A
New
Telephone.
That old telephone has some sort of capacitive coupling going on between the phone, your body and the OBi. Time for a new one. Cheap consumer products like that don't last forever, and the "GE" brand doesn't bring along any special quality. Any phone that says "GE", "RCA" or "AT&T" on it is made by a Chinese company that simply licensed the US companies' trademarks -- none of those companies actually make telephones. I recommend a Panasonic DECT 6.0 cordless model, whichever one you wish -- they're all excellent.
RFC3261:
Quote from: SteveInWA on July 24, 2015, 02:22:32 pm
Any phone that says "GE", "RCA" or "AT&T" on it is made by a Chinese company that simply licensed the US companies' trademarks -- none of those companies actually make telephones.
I recall hearing that GE no longer even licenses their trademark for telephones. So while I am sure there is some new old stock sitting in warehouses, any existing set is probably old enough that it should be considered obsolete, and best to send to your local electronic recycling center. The days of 30 year designs (the Western Electic model 500) are long over.
LanMan:
Thank you all for your advise. Yes, the phone is getting pretty old. But it still works with FIOS. That Panasonic phone you mentioned is the one I borrowed. It was pretty nice and was crystal clear. So maybe I will get one of those. I guess it is time to move into the wireless phones. I like to stay a few generations back so they have time to work all the bugs out. ;<)
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