20-07-2020, 09:52 AM
(20-07-2020, 09:29 AM)ppppenguin Wrote: As for called party cleardown, the time from the recipient replacing the handset to clearing the line has been reduced over the years. It was effectively never in the old days of Strowger switches, only the calling party could clear the line. This document shows progress:
https://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/up...r00314.pdf
Cleardown on my landline is now within 5 seconds. On my mobile it's effectively instant.
I don't know what happens in Ireland and other countries.
Just timed our landline here in Ireland.
Cleardown takes 60 seconds
A large time window for the scammers. Frank
