The telephone rings too quietly

One of the main reasons for the telephone ring being too quiet is that people often put a mat under it to protect the table surface. This muffles the volume of the ring making it hard to hear.

Standing the phone directly on the table surface can make a difference - as can placing it on something like an up-side-down empty biscuit tin!

Understandably not everyone wants to have an empty tin on their table so you can try turning up the volume of the ringer. Most telephone ringers allow you to choose between having the volume turned off completely, on Low or on High.

If the ring is still too quiet an extra bell or extension Tonecaller may solve the problem. See our Phones and more section for more details.