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Rick Merrill
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Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 4:49 am    Post subject: VoIP hiss Reply with quote
After doing what
http://michigantelephone.mi.org/distribute.html
suggests I still have a low level "hissssss" (white noise)
on the line. It is not objectionable during a conversation,
but I wonder if it is ok or should I try to do something about it?
-- RM
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Martin 53N 1W
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 12:42 am    Post subject: Re: VoIP hiss Reply with quote
Rick Merrill wrote:
Quote:
After doing what
http://michigantelephone.mi.org/distribute.html
suggests I still have a low level "hissssss" (white noise)
on the line. It is not objectionable during a conversation,
but I wonder if it is ok or should I try to do something about it?
-- RM

Are you sure that you are not listening to the 'comfort noise generator'
("CNG") that reassures people that the 'line' is still 'connected'?

.... A curious hang-over from the days of noisy old POTS!

Good luck,
Martin

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Rick Merrill
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Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 2:35 am    Post subject: Re: VoIP hiss Reply with quote
Martin 53N 1W wrote:
Quote:
Rick Merrill wrote:

After doing what
http://michigantelephone.mi.org/distribute.html
suggests I still have a low level "hissssss" (white noise)
on the line. It is not objectionable during a conversation,
but I wonder if it is ok or should I try to do something about it?
-- RM


Are you sure that you are not listening to the 'comfort noise generator'
("CNG") that reassures people that the 'line' is still 'connected'?

... A curious hang-over from the days of noisy old POTS!

Good luck,
Martin


Don't know! It does sound like white noise!
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