[AndrewJ]

Gday All

Just got back from 2 weeks away and the home phone has no dialtone.
I can connect to the internet via my ADSL splitter on the same line, but no dialtone to the phone.
I removed the splitter and connected only the phone station, no dialtone.
I went to the cupboard and got my trusty backup "windy" phone from the 80s and again no dialtone.
Uncovered the wall plug and measured the L1- to L1+ voltages.
Using L1- as common, i get L1+ as being -290mv.
It stays at this if the plug is open, or the phone is plugged in.
My understanding is i should have around 48V DC here???
Soooo,
a) why is my ADSL working??
b) Is there anything else i should do before getting onto the "your time is important to us " queue.

Andrew