residential phone: we can call out, and we can also receive calls, but the phones don't ring...
stiles_s
Newbie

this just started today, sometime after 9am. working fine before then, and we didn't touch anything re: the system today.

behavior:

- we can call out fine

- people calling in say it just rings & rings

- we have no idea that someone is calling unless we happen to be looking at the CID of a plugged in phone

- we can pick up the phone and have a conversation if we happen to catch it at just the right time

- same behavior at the NIC or whatever it's called (the box in the garage).

tried: 

- i've unplugged our main wireless phone and tried it w/a wired phone, no change 

- i've unplugged our verizon broadband modem, no change

we have a tivo that uses the phone line; i'm about to give that a shot. 

this is really bizarre...

thanks for any ideas,

scott.

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Re: residential phone: we can call out, and we can also receive calls, but the phones don't ring...
stiles_s
Newbie
Just FYI, this cleared itself up today. The only thing that changed was our area warmed up from record low temps to the 40s today. How's that for a mystery?
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Re: residential phone: we can call out, and we can also receive calls, but the phones don't ring...
CharlesH
Specialist - Level 1
Sounds very strange! I hope your house isn't haunted. =P
Message Edited by CharlesH on 12-18-2008 09:52 AM
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