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Landline is really crackly..please help!

Susieafrica — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:21:08 GMT

My landline is really crackly whenever I use it to call different numbers, please advise! Thanks.

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

ferguson — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:24:12 GMT

Have you tried connecting at the test socket?

https://help-centre.talktalk.co.uk/Broadband/Manage_my_network_and_devices/Your_guide_to_main_phone_sockets

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Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

Susieafrica — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 22:45:52 GMT

I am not at home right now but I will check on Monday when I am back. I will look at my community profile also, thankyou for your help.

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

Philile-TT — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 07:20:50 GMT

Hi there @Susieafrica please let me know once you back so that we can run a diagnostics test.

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

Susieafrica — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 18:59:59 GMT

I can do this tomorrow. I have this phone socket & no ADSL filter. I have full fibre broadband so it is separate.

I have this phone socket.

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

ferguson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:06:23 GMT

If you have Full Fibre then you wouldn't normally be using the phone socket. Is your router in fact connected to that socket also? If so, you can unclip the faceplate and connect the phone directly to the test socket behind. But this will interrupt your broadband connection, unless you use a plugin microfilter with a splitter at the test socket. Please clarify before we can advise further.

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

Susieafrica — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:11:12 GMT

My router is separate to the phone, it is not connected to the phone socket. Where should my phone be connected to?

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

ferguson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:17:26 GMT

OK, do you have a router separately connected to a Fibre box on the wall, or does it connect to the broadband port on the phone socket?

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

Susieafrica — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:22:51 GMT

As I said, it is separate to the phone, it is not connected to the phone socket. It is connected to a black fibre box on the wall.

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

ferguson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:35:22 GMT

OK, thanks for that. So what you seem to have is a City Fibre installation with what is known as a copper leave-behind service for your phone. On that basis you can safely remove the faceplate on the Openreach socket and connect the phone directly at the test socket. Try that and let us know whether that improves things, or not.

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Susieafrica — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:40:43 GMT

Yes it is city fibre. I have put it in the test socket & it is clear. What do I do now? Just put the face plate back on & plug it into the normal phone socket again??

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

ferguson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:45:37 GMT

It indicates that the faceplate is faulty. You can just leave it as it is. Or if you find it unsightly you can buy a replacement faceplate. But that will be down to you as it is not part of the Openreach network as such.

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Susieafrica — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:50:46 GMT

Oh right ok, thankyoufor your help. I will make a decision re: the faceplate. Not sure how I would fit a new one! Thankyou for your patience, much appreciated.

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

ferguson — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:54:37 GMT

No worries, you are most welcome. A new one would just clip back on.

One more thing you could try. It could just be that the faceplate took a knock at some point. Try giving the connectors a gentle clean and then make sure you clip it back on securely. If that brings the problem back then just take it off again.

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Philile-TT — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:10:12 GMT

@ferguson thank you for the assistance provided, please mention me should there be a need for diagnostics. @Susieafrica were you able to complete what @ferguson has suggested, is the line still crackly.

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

Susieafrica — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 23:55:14 GMT

I have a new faceplate but the line is still crackly now I have plugged it back in..

Re: Landline is really crackly..please help!

Mandisa-TT — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 09:26:46 GMT

I understand @Susieafrica I do see that you are a Full Fibre customer and you will need to contact our Full Fibre Team and they will be able to assist you with your query.

Contact Number: 03451720074

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Another option is to use the below link to chat to our live chat advisors who are always ready to assist with your issue.

https://community.talktalk.co.uk/t5/Articles/How-to-contact-TalkTalk-Broadband/ta-p/2230529