Heard a customer mention 'toner' and 'tone' and it clicked for me

I was out on a service call yesterday at an old apartment complex over on the west side. Lady says her internet keeps dropping. I'm checking the line and she's on the phone with someone, says "just toner him up and he'll figure it out." It hit me that I've been using my toner wrong for years. I knew it could find wires but I never used it to trace out a bad splice before. Tried it on a line I was about to replace and found the spot right away. Saved me an hour of pulling new line. Any of you guys use toner as a diagnostic tool or just for identifying cables?

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emmajackson6d ago

Totally changed my game once I figured that out too. Toners are way more useful than people give them credit for.

nina_butler3d ago

Saw a dermatologist say that once and it clicked for me too.

grant.luna5d ago

Oh man, I used to skip toner completely... just thought it was an extra step nobody needed. But then I tried a basic rose water one after washing my face and my skin actually felt way less tight and dry. Totally see the point now, it really does prep everything better.