Freaky phones

[mikekn]

Just found out that our phones are dead - no dial tone. I checked all of them and they were all on-hook and all the cables are in good shape. I went outside and don't see any downed wires anywhere, plus I get no dial tone at the network interface box. The freaky part is I still have DSL, which runs over the same pair of wires...

Comments

[braider.livejournal.com]

Unplug *everything*, then re-plug it in. A friend just had an identical problem. For her, it was the caller ID box.

[mikekn]

I tried it, but no luck. I didn't really expect anything though - when I tested at the network interface box I was effectively unplugging the entire house and connecting my phone directly to the incoming line (leaving the house unplugged).