On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:03:30 GMT, CJT wrote:

wrote:

I have very strange problem, and hope someone out there has an idea how
to fix it. I have a 2-line phone, but I get a loud hum on line #2 when
I have both lines plugged into the phone. When just line #1 is
connected, the signal is very clear. I am pretty sure that the problem
is inside, since I've checked each line at the NIC outside, and both
are clear. I have replaced the standard twisted pair wiring with
cat-5, but that hasn't helped. I thought it was the phone and had that
replace, but that didn't fix it, either. Any ideas? Thanks

You probably once had a "Princess" phone with a lighted dial, and the
transformer that ran the light is still connected. Look for a little
gray "wall-wart" with a wire running to a phone junction box.

The first apartment I had had one of those. The phone had been removed
but the wall-wart was still there.
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