Alan Foster wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:02:52 +0100, Ivor Jones
> <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
>
>
>
>>> I will be getting one in a few days, I'll let you know how I get
>>> on. Apart from the voice quality, how do you find it..? Was it
>>> easy to configure..?
>
> Well I would have answered this question but you beat me to it!...
> see below:
>
>>
>> Well I've just received my Fritz!Box Fon this morning and after a
>> little confusion I have set it up and it seems to work fine.
>>
>
> See, you didn't need my answer did you? :-)

I wasn't expecting it to arrive so fast, the postal service is working
better than usual ;-)

>> The only gripe I have is the dial tone sounds like NU tone and the
>> ringing
>> tone sounds like busy tone. Is there a way to alter the tones..? I
>> can't find it if there is. Apart from that I'm quite pleased.
>
> If you download the manual from the AVM website, you will find it
> covers a bit more than the Installation Manual that comes in the
> box. The tones are shown graphically on page 12, however I don't
> think they can be changed.

That page just shows the pattern of the tones, it doesn't state their
audio frequency. I am awaiting a reply from AVM to see if this can be
addressed in a future firmware update.

> To tell the truth Ivor, I haven't really spent any time fiddling
> about with it. Because I found the echo so annoying, I discontinued
> messing with it until such time as I can get a solution. Haven't
> you noticed an echo?... is it just mine? I realise that due to a
> high frequency hearing loss, the echo has a greater effect on
> intellegability to me than it would others, but the fact is I just
> cannot work with it and need to find a solution if I am to be able
> to use it.

No, definitely no echo. I have noticed a slight attenuation in received
audio on calls, but not to the extent I can't use it.

> Otherwise, It would seem to be a useful gaget! - I won't give up on
> it completely until I have exhausted all avenues towards a solution
> of the echo... cho... ho... o.

I don't know then, as I definitely don't have an echo..!

Anyway, get in touch if you need to.

Ivor