On Dec 27, 3:01�pm, PaPaPeng wrote:
On 27 Dec 2007 18:14:41 GMT, (DA)
wrote:

Apparently, the upstairs jack is daisy-chained off of the downstairs one,
so you need this one operational for both phones.

More likely the downstairs phone was sensed as "off-hook" then
disabled by the automatic phone exchange and reset.

If you have a NID network interface device you can unplug house so you
dont get shocked while working on jacks. its not dangerous but
unpleasant........

in a emergency you can plug a 25 foot phone extension into the NID run
the wire indoors and connect to phone so you have service