[asterisk-users] do cards just instantly go bad

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If you really suspect the card is at fault, you can try to plug in
both ports with a crossover cable and try making a phone call that
goes from one port to the other.
Or you can have the provider send down a tech with a T-Bird.

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Mike Trest - On Travel <Mike at trest.com> wrote:
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>  At 12:52 PM 4/14/2008, Jerry Geis wrote:
>  >Hi - Been using a TE205P for a number of months - no issues.
>  >
>  >Today I was talking to someone and I heard click....
>  >No more phone service.
>  >
>  >I still have data service on this T1 line. (partial phone)
>  >zttool reports the SPAN as OK.
>  >calls are not coming in or going out.
>  >
>  >Does a card just go bad like that? How can I tell if the card is bad?
>  >I was expecting/hoping to see something other than OK on zttool.
>  >Its reporting OK but still no calls.
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>  Probably not the card.  More likely the T1 provider.  Contact your
>  carrier.  Ask them to put a T1 level trouble ticket.  Ask that you be
>  on the phone when the tester is bringing the T1 down and up.
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>  Quite often, all that is needed is to BOUNCE the circuit from the switch end.
>
>  ..mike..
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