Landline 'Ringtone' Is Weird

[joko]

Im trying to phone a shop, i have the landline - from google - but every time i ring it, it says its calling on my screen, but then there is just a continuous sort of 'hissy beep'.

Its not like the continuous been when the line is dead.
the screen says its calling the whole time, but no-one ever answers.

The shop is definitely open.

What does this noise mean? Is it just a new type of ringtone?
If so, is it a new ringing tone for their phone line, or a new disconnected tone?

I dont know if the phone is in the back so they cant answer it while busy, or if its just not their number anymore.

Thanks :)
 

[barry1010]

As it's a shop and not a private number would you put it here so I can hear it?  TalkTalk customers can have a single beep instead of a double ring.

[Tuvok]

Anything similare here?

https://telephonesuk.org.uk/sounds/

[douglas9401]

Fax machine?

[mjwman]

as said. Its the sound you get when calling a Fax.

Recheck the number

(but are Faxes not dead now?)

[barry1010]

I'd forgotten about fax machines

[douglas9401]

Faxes are alive and well especially in the legal and medical world, apparently.

[joko]

thanks but no, its not a fax - ive just listened to some on youtube & its not that, that sounds kind of like dial-up used to sound.

This is like 2 things playing side by side -  a single continous note, which is alongside some 'airy' static - like a steady stream of air passing a microphone.

[joko]

I looked for a site that would let me put up a recording & i could link it here, but i cant find one.