On Thu, 29 May 2014 19:19:36 -0700 (PDT), bob haller
wrote:

On Thursday, May 29, 2014 10:14:24 PM UTC-4, micky wrote:
I have DSL, which of course uses standard copper phone lines. (All 4

wires, or just the red and green?)



Phone line out, DSL line in. Phone is always busy to callers from

outside. No dial tone for me, just silence.



How can this be?



Because some of my phone jacks weren't working, about 10 years ago, I

disconnected the line from the NIC to the basement, and ran a line up

the front of the house to the second floor, though the spare b'room and

to the DSL modem in the office. This also meant, even when I had

dial-up, that the computer got the freshest phone signal in the house.



The problem is probably where the round white solid 4-conductor phone

wire goes between the window and the window frame.



But my question is, how can the phone line be shorted while the DSL

works fine???. Aren't they both using the same 2 wires? (even though

there are 4 wires.)







BTW, I used to use thinner wire, but I've been using this stuff for the

last two years. I'm already planning to buy some shielded wire, to

replace the current round phone wire, so I can close the window better.

phone lines hung busy are most often caused by a malfunctioning cordless phone, unplug all phones and try again.

if it still is busy take a old non cordless phone, unplug home at NID, and plug in phone.

if its still busy at the nid call your phone company, they likely have a bad cable or a central office issue.....

yeah i have done lots of phone repairs and upgrades over the years

This wasn't the problem this time, but I'll keep it in mind for next
time.

It's hard for me to believe I fixed the problem by massaging that one
piece of modular phone cord, so I have a feeling the problem just went
away.