[Asterisk-Users] Stange question...

[Robert Goodyear]

On May 20, 2005, at 8:08 AM, Mark Johnson wrote:

> Ok, guys...  Please be gentle with me.  I have what is going to be the 
> strangest question you will have ever heard, but I have no idea what 
> to tell this person.
>
> I set up Asterisk 3 or 4 weeks ago, everything is running smooth.  My 
> receptionist has told me on two different occasions that she tried to 
> transfer a call by pressing "#", and she heard a buzz noise in the 
> phone and the phone then SHOCKED her in her ear.  She wasn't able to 
> do anything with the phone for a few seconds as the buttons didn't 
> respond, then she could go back to picking up calls and whatnot.
>
> This is a Cisco 7960, SIP 7.4 on power over ethernet.  I don't see how 
> it would be possible for her to get physically shocked by the phone.  
> Has anyone ever heard of this happening on any type of voip hardware?
>
> Mark
>

What kind of clothing was she wearing?

(Static electricity and plastic phones, you know?)

Hope she's being nice about it, btw. I've had employees (try to) sue me 
for less ;-)

/rg