on 30-10-2021 12:40
Our phone line keeps dropping out.
When making a call the call will disconnect randomly. There is no click, the person to whom we are speaking is simply disconnected. That person could get a message "that the caller has disconnected".
We suspect the this is happening even when we are not making a call as one of our phones shows this on the display.
It has been happening for a long time.
Has anyone else encountered this?
on 30-10-2021 12:55
Hi Ostragobulus
Thanks for posting. Apologies for the landline issue.
Did you check our service page and pop your postcode in? Any known local faults will be shown. If none listed, simply sign in to the checker using your My Virgin Media online account details. When signed in, you can run the service test on the affected service (telephone). You can also book an engineer if one is needed via that method as well.
Lastly, you can also call our service fault line on 0800 561 0061
Let me know how you get on.
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on 30-10-2021 13:43
Hi John
Yes - I did all the things to which you elude. The trouble with an intermittent fault, as you will know, is that it never happens when you want it to, that is when an engineer calls.
The wiring in the house is old BT. The BT access point is a long way from the connection to the Virgin network and the wire is mostly hidden. I really don't know who is considered to be responsible for this. Certainly BT would have been before we changed to Virgin.There appears to be a good connection between the Virgin cable and the start of the old BT wiring and Virgin used the old BT wiring rather than installing new wiring when the system was installed.
on 30-10-2021 13:59
Hi Ostragobulus
Thanks for coming back to me. What was the result of the test ran or call to the service status line?
The wiring - we wouldn't use BT's, we'd use our own.
Best,
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on 30-10-2021 14:11
Hi John
The tests did not show a problem. As I mentioned before the fault is intermittent.
With respect you did not install your own wiring. I remember questioning the installer when he connected to the existing BT wiring as I said that I was under the impression that you installed your own wiring as you were not allowed to use BT wiring. It can be plainly seen that this was not done, your wire connects into the old BT box.
on 30-10-2021 14:57
Thanks for coming back to me Ostragobulus
I'll send you a PM to get you a tech out.
Best,
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on 30-10-2021 15:35
Hi Ostragobulus
Thanks for joining me on PM.
Just to update the thread, the engineer visit has been booked in.
This can be tracked and/or altered, in your online account
Best,
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on 30-10-2021 16:41
Hi John
I presume that the appointment will just be to check what needs to be done?
on 30-10-2021 16:46
Thanks for coming back to me.
The visit is to check on the fault and also the wiring.
Best,
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on 01-11-2021 12:46
Hello again
The engineer has been and the phone is now connected through the modem rather than the original wiring.
When the engineer was here everything seemed to be working but now I get no phone signal.
The set up wizard for the modem says that the phone is "ready" but my phones connected to the modem tell me that there is "no line".
What am I doing wrong?
Regards
Terrance