BL>          for the last three mornings in a row, I've had a BUSY signal
BL> from your line. This morning (Sunday) the failed call was at 8:41 and
BL> the successful one at 8:45 (more or less)

BL>   The phone rings, makes a clunk, and then I get BUSY. It sounds just
BL> like I'm on the end of someone else's call, but three times in a row
BL> is a bit over the odds for that... or is it?

On Sunday, someone (ie you) called at 8:38, and after 1 minute,
failed to connect.  There was no-one else around at the time.
At 8:43 you called successfully.  I will document this as a
problem I am having with the Viper with a USR Sportster caller.
BFN.  Paul.
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