News report on phone line

I have a Verizon landline and on one of my phones (a corded phone) I always hear news reports in the background. How do I stop this?
Thank you.

It is not an uncommon problem on both corded and cordless phones. I hope the news you are hearing is good news. There are filters you can place on your line/phone to eliminate the problem. Here is some information, (probably more than you want to know), on the subject. Hope it helps.
http://www.psc.mo.gov/telecommunications/consumer-information/missouri-psc-consumer-services-departm...

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i have just moved into a house and there is a bt box but when i plug a phone in there is nothing.
the previous owners had virgin tv but stipulated that a bt phone line was connected to the house. I ideally would like to get phone and broadband from o2.
What charges would i incur for activating this line? also would i then have to pay line rental to bt as well as monthly payments to 02 for their service?
thanks

The standard charge for re-connecting a line is the same as for installing a new one - £127.99. There are discounts available, but only if you sign up for BT services.

Please Help!!! I have a delema about my new 3gs and phone lines! ANYONE plz

I just recieved my new iphone 3gs that I got thanks to my step dads upgrade, I now have a problem because I am trying to use it for my number but when I get to itunes to ativate it shows my step dads number. Please tell me how I can get around this. I tried putting my old sim in, I tried calling att and they said they would take care of the number situation but they did nothing about the number showing up wrong in itunes. Thanks

Same issue. I upgraded my daughter's phone, prior to ATT's announcement of its modified upgrade policy, thinking this well could happen but figuring, what the heck. I am not sure there is a way "around" this, since AT&T are entitled to make sure the terms of their purchase plan are respected, but if anyone has a way, would love to know it. Otherwise, I'll just wait a few days for the next one to show up.

How long does a new phone line take to fit? Patien...

I ordered a new phone line in April and was given a date of 1st May 2013 for the engineer to call.
Having booked a day off work for the 1st May I got a text the evening before to advise that extra work was required on the lines outside my home and that they would be in touch soon. On 17th May I got another text to advise that my order for telephone and broadband had been CANCELLED. I phoned and a new order was placed (with a half-hearted apologies for the incorrect cancellation).
Text: 20th May. Apologies for the delay in booking an appointment.
Text 21st May: BT here. Your phone service is ready for you. You can find a phone's number by calling 17070 from it.
I did not not have a phione line.
Text: 30th May. To advise a new number.
Text: 30th May: Apologies for the delay in booking an appointment. Due to necessary additional engineering work. Next update will be 6th June.
Text: 5th June: BT here. Just to confirm you've set up online billing with BT, If you didn't please let us know at ... I didn't set anything up as far as I know.
6th June: Apologies for the delay in providing your service. No updates. Escalated the lack of infpormation and hope to have more news tomorrow.
7th June: Apologies for the delay on your order. I can confirm that we are awaiting the outcome of our escalation with our suppliers and are confident of haveing (sp) and (sp) update for you on 11/6.
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Hi
I am sorry to see you are having problems
I suggest you contact the forum mods they should be able to get this problem sorted for you this is a link to them http://bt.custhelp.com/app/contact_email/c/4951
They normally reply by email or phone directly to you within 3 working days they will take personal ownership of your problem until resolved and will keep you informed of progress
They are a UK based BT specialist team who have a good record at getting problems solved
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Hello! I lost my iphone like a month ago, well I reported that phone as lost with my icloud account, now I got a new iphone and I would like to know if I can use that same icloud account with this new phone? The old one will stay reported?

Hello! I lost my iphone like a month ago, well I reported that phone as lost with my icloud account, now I got a new iphone and I would like to know if I can use that same icloud account with this new phone? The old one will stay reported?

Thank you. The old one will stay reported?

Help with phone line in new home

I hope someone can help me.
I have moved into a new rental flat. There is a telephone socket and the phone still works. I was able to get the number by calling my mobile.
However, how do I find out who this is connected to? Although it is not in my name someone is either going to get a bill at somepoint or a company will be out of pocket.
If I cannot find out who it is connected to, how do I trasnfer it?
I also, only want to get internet access, but if I am required to set up a new telephone, can I only do this with BT? Some years ago I got stung by setting up a phone acount with BT and getting my internet through another provider a day later who transferred the phone line and I ended up having to pay BT a full years contract. How do I avoid this?
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What happens if you dial 150, do you get connected to BT?
sky use 150 as well so they may well answer the call?
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New phone line and broadband, massive noise margin...

Hi, being a long time DSL stalwart a recent move to a new property has meant I've needed to switch over to ADSL instead and thus far it's proving to be a bit of a mare!
I waited a month for the initial installation engineer who promptly never showed anyway, no bother I thought, the hub turned up and I installed it myself and it promptly didn't work It soon became pretty apparent that the phone line was completely dead even from the test socket. A few phone calls later and the phone line is working much to my delight. The broadband is another story though, initially it still couldn't connect but later in the day it managed to get going. However it's excruciatingly slow with an average of 20 to 30kps throughput and substantial packetloss. Also worth noting is that in this new property, only the master socket actually works, this place has 4 other sockets dotted around all of which appear to be dead, could these be part of the issue? Does using the test socket completely cut these out and rule out bad wiring? Just to add, at 13 hours connected the adsl status is pretty much the same and I couldn't notice anything on the BT line noise test number.
I'm not familar with the workings on ADSL lines but I'm guessing the root of the problem is down to a wildly varying noise margin both up and down. Down fluctuates between ~2 and 20 within a matter of seconds and up gives some numbers that defy belief. Now the line was originally activated on Wednesday, actually kicked into life sometime on Friday and the router has been connected for 13 hours now, whilst it's still early days and things should bed in more, I assume I'm right in thinking I should be alarmed at how bad a line I'm starting out with? And should I be directing my ire at the builders or BT?
Any help and suggestions will be hugely appreciated!
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as it is a newbuild is the master socket inside your home or outside like this
connecting to the test socket will eliminate all your extension sockets and should be your best connection. if you are not in the test socket could you try it and post new stats please
with your attenuation I would expect a connection speed of about 18mb when you get this fiixed
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Do i need to use the phone line that came with the printer to fax paperwork or can I buy a new one?

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Hi Willcarter,
It is all up to you. You can use the phone line which came with the printer or you can get a new one. It does need to be a 2-wire phone line though.
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New/Additional phone line question- help please!

Hi
I am after some advice, and every time I call BT I get passed around as I am not 100% on what to ask for, or who I should speak to.
Basically, we have 2 phone lines coming into the house. One line/number + broadband signal goes via a repeater to the office which is a separate building across the garden (approx 300m but I am not sure on the actual distance). The signal is not great, for the broadband particularly - often drops out etc. To solve this we would like a new physical line installed in the office building to give us a separate phone and broadband package to that of the main house, but ideally keeping the same number as we currently use in the office. The office is used everyday for working from home and so is important to us.
Does that make sense? I fully expect that an engineer will need to look at the site, and there will be a (significant) charge for the line to be installed (underground pipe work for cables already exists from house to office building and so this could be utilised). Do I just place an order for a new line online, and wait for an engineer's visit? Can I deal with changing the number at a later date if that is easier for the system to deal with? Last time I rang BT, I was told I needed to speak to the exceptions team, when I was put through to them she told me all I needed to do was speak to customer services, customer services thought I was trying to move home and then didn't seem to understand what I needed (but it was probably how I was explaining it!).
I would be so grateful if someone could point me in the right direction, or give me tips on what to ask for. My main worry is keeping the same phone number as it would be so much easier.
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this link may help http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/network/whoareyou/selfbuild/selfbuild.do
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Worst Customer Service Installing New Phone Line

I am experiencing the worst customer service i've ever dealt with. First it took 3attempts to set up a home phone line. Verizon scheduled me between 8am-12pm the first time and came around 2:30, no one was there. Second time we scheduled between 12p-4p, they came around 8:30am. No one was there. Then they wanted to schedule again 5 days later. I wasn't having it, so they schedule next day (Sat) between 8am-12pm. Finally a technician came. He installed a new phone line. I needed this line for my son who was coming home on house arrest. All of this was explained to Verizon. The longer it took them to install the line, the longer he would be in jail. After the line was installed, my son came home on Friday, 7/3. Some time on Sat 7/4 The line stopped working, and 1am he was re-arrested because there was no phone service.Today is the 9th and still there is no service. I sat in my cvar this morning from 7:45am to 1:15 pm waiting for a technician who was supposed to be there between 8am-12pm. After numerous clls to Verizon, and numerous promises to call me back, no one ever called back, and the phone is still not on. I have never had a customer service experience as bad as this EVER! I am so glad I have my wireless with Sprint. I have Verizon FIOS at my home in Jersey, but this phone is in Philly. To top it off, one Verizon employee tells me today that The house arrest equipment doesn't work with fiber optics. Why wasn't I told this when I first ordered the service? I'm still waiting for a Verizon Supervisor to call. My last call, i was conviently disconnected while being transferred to a supervisor. Because of Verizon's no care attitude, now it will probably take another week before my son is released again.

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Your issue has been escalated to a Verizon agent. Before the agent can begin assisting you, they will need to collect further information from you. Please go to your profile page for the forum and look at the top of the middle column where you will find an area titled "My Support Cases". You can reach your profile page by clicking on your name beside your post, or at the top left of this page underneath the title of the board.
Under "My Support Cases" you will find a link to the private board where you and the agent may exchange information. The title of your post is the link. This should be checked on a frequent basis, as the agent may be waiting for information from you before they can proceed with any actions. To ensure you know when they have responded to you, at the top of your support case there is a drop down menu for support case options. Open that and choose "subscribe". Please keep all correspondence regarding your issue in the private support portal.

New 7100i - Provisioning for Multiple Phone Lines

I just received a new 7100i from Nextel, and absolutely need support for two phone lines. Although Nextel assures me that this is supported, I'd expect this to be documented somewhere in the User Manual. It's not, and I am wondering whether Sprint/Nextel has lied to me yet again, or Blackberry has failed to fully document the features available. Can anyone tell me if two-line support is offered by this model? If not, it's going back to Nextel Monday morning...
If so, can I transfer both lines using the Nextel website, or do I have to use phone support via landline to accomplish the switch from my current phone?
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the question you are asking is not a general Blackberry smartphone function and feature. I think you will have more answers if you post your question on the dedicated board for 7100i :
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New Wireless Router Shut Down the Phone Line

Just to clarify, I'm not the homeowner or the billpayer at the address that this post concerns. The home and phone belong to a relative who isn't particularly experienced in this sort of thing. She relative is away for the next two weeks, and I promised to try and figure out what was the problem.
A landline fault notice has been filed with BT, but I've been informed that they might not be able to make it out here until this coming Wednesday, so it would be convenient if I could troubleshoot it from my end and safe the technicians a trip.
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Flytch wrote:
I just went up to the 'main box' in the attic and plugged in an older phone. The line was still dead, which I guess means that whatever happened when the modem was plugged in happened outside the buildings.
Did you unplug the modem when you did the test in the main box?
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
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New phone line. So how do I re-set up the airport express?

i set up a new phone number at home and must now set up the airport express to the new telephone line.
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The express does not have any immediate connection to the phone or phone line at all. The express is not a modem. Your new phone number meaning a new ISP??
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How do I run a new phone line from the ONT?

I want to move my phone plug to a different room. So I will have to run a new line from the ONT? I have a traditional 4 wire telephone cord, but the wires don't match up. Can use the test port? Or how else would I do this?

sean43245667 wrote:
I want to move my phone plug to a different room. So I will have to run a new line from the ONT? I have a traditional 4 wire telephone cord, but the wires don't match up. Can use the test port? Or how else would I do this?
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New rural phone line

I have bought a house in a very isolated part of north Wales. We have electric supplied by Scottish power and not a lot else. I need a new phone line and broadband so applied for line. Engineer came and told me we can't have a connection because Scottish power won't allow them to use the poles which end 25ft from our house even though the cottage at the top of our lane (300 yards away) run their bt cable from a Scottish elec pole. Apparently bt can't put new poles in because of planning control as we are in a area of outstanding beauty.
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Keithbeesley wrote:
Thanks. For this. I thought every home had the right to a phone line?
Yes it does but at your expense I am afraid, to put up poles or put the cable underground could well be in the thousands.
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