Jethro wrote:
I hate to ask this question - as I expect the most logical answer is
'it could be anything'. But since the repairman can't get here
until Thursday, I thought I would throw it out to see if anyone can
suggest something.

It seems my 4 house phones were all working just fine this morning
at 10AM. The this afternoon, I discovered that there is a horrible
'buzzing' or 'humming' kind of sound on the line that renders
conversation impossible, and in fact my dial-up is non working as a
result as well.

I have tried connecting a spare phone outside to the phone company
box, and there is no noise there, and the phone works fine.
Obviously, then, the problem must be in my house somewhere, despite
the fact that I did nothing to cause a problem.

I have tried disconnecting red/green wires from each of the outlets
one outlet at a time, but have ended up with no improvement.

Since the repairman wants $90/half hour, I am hoping someone of you
can suggest something I can try. I have until Thursday!

Try unplugging all phones (and modem) for 5-10 minutes.

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