[Ugly Mongrel]

 

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[Mike SX]

Seen better repairs in a Farmyard

[rustynutz]

My friends in Townsville are unable to get anything better than adsl 1 where they live in spite of adsl 2 being available at the exchange. This is due to the woeful condition of the lines. 

[Ugly Mongrel]

My friends in Townsville are unable to get anything better than adsl 1 where they live in spite of adsl 2 being available at the exchange. This is due to the woeful condition of the lines. 

No worries, Malcolm will fix it in a flash.

[rustynutz]

He's a bloody legend, is our Mal... 

[Aussie Keith]

My friends in Townsville are unable to get anything better than adsl 1 where they live in spite of adsl 2 being available at the exchange. This is due to the woeful condition of the lines. 

No worries, Malcolm will fix it in a flash.

A flash and a big puff of smoke. We need Telstra out here after it rains. Our pits a mess and its only 20 years old.

[Just Rick]

My friends in Townsville are unable to get anything better than adsl 1 where they live in spite of adsl 2 being available at the exchange. This is due to the woeful condition of the lines. 

come and live here,we still got an exchange operator 

[eye30]

My friends in Townsville are unable to get anything better than adsl 1 where they live in spite of adsl 2 being available at the exchange. This is due to the woeful condition of the lines. 

come and live here,we still got an exchange operator 

And listens in to those rauncy calls......

[Just Rick]

My friends in Townsville are unable to get anything better than adsl 1 where they live in spite of adsl 2 being available at the exchange. This is due to the woeful condition of the lines. 

come and live here,we still got an exchange operator 

And listens in to those rauncy calls......

Yeah No Secrets in this little backwater

[Ugly Mongrel]

Coming your way soon, Rick (thanks to Malcolm)

PS.....it works on fibre, too.

[Just Rick]

UM the scary thing is,I can remember that style of phone and those type tones 

[Ugly Mongrel]

UM the scary thing is,I can remember that style of phone and those type tones 

I know where you're coming from, Rick. I used to instal magneto phones when I was an apprentice tech years ago.

[Mike SX]

I know where you're coming from, Rick. I used to instal magneto phones when I was an apprentice tech years ago.

So you studied Thévenin's theorem, as well ?

[Aussie Keith]

UM the scary thing is,I can remember that style of phone and those type tones 

I know where you're coming from, Rick. I used to instal magneto phones when I was an apprentice tech years ago.

When I were but a wee apprentice, they taught us to wire and adjust step switches and repair cord type switchboards.  Them were the days I'm telling you. Hasn't been a particularly useful skill since I spent my early work years pulling out step exchanges.

[Mike SX]

...cord type switchboards.  Them were the days I'm telling you. Hasn't been a particularly useful skill since I spent my early work years pulling out step exchanges.

Bored "Peg & Socket" operators could ring several people at once & listen in as they accused each other of calling