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Stormin Mormon[_10_]

On 9/29/2014 4:40 PM, wrote:
I have 2 rotary phones that have dial
tone and receives calls. Unfortunately,
I cannot dial out on either phone. The
first phone was purchased appx 1 month
ago from a local 2nd hand store. The phone
company has serviced the lines and added
jacks as requested appx 2 weeks back. The
tech had stated that there was a problem
with the first phone. The second phone was
received on 9.29 and I still have the same
issue. Is there a simple fix?

Some tone phones won't dial out if the
polarity is reversed. Might want to try
swap red and green wires in the socket,
and see if that helps.

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