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Crackly phone line but charged engineer fee?

Hello all. We had a crackly phone line 2 weeks ago. Phoned talk talk to explain this issue, we have been in both times an engineer has been and was told this was sorted by the engineer. Upon receiving our latest bill we have been charged a £75 fee. W...

Landline noisy, phone won't ring most times.

Could it be arranged for Openreach to attend as my landline has become noisy and the phone refuses to ring most times when the line is called. The line is very noisy. I have done the usual of plugging straight into the test port of the NTE5. I have e...

Sidious by Enlightened One
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Phone doesn't work when plugged into Wi-Fi hub

Hi. Can somebody please confirm that I have the digital phone service activated on my account? I still have my DECT base unit plugged into the old BT type wall socket (via an adapter), and though it works, the line is often very crackly. I've reporte...

JJ1950 by First Timer
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Crackly phone line

My mum’s landline is extremely crackly and she cannot hear when people phone her. She has bad hearing and wears hearing aids so this is a real problem to her. Her landline is her only way to contact us in any emergency. Can you please help her?

SallyD61 by First Timer
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My phone line is just absolutely terrible... again!

A few months ago I asked for you guys to check on my phone line as it was just awful... There seemed to be a fault and it improved... until now.I wish I could send you a recording of the noise on the line.... buzzing, crackling and even a "dial tone"...

Can't make or receive calls

Since yesterday I noticed an unusual continuous tone when picking up the receiver. I dialed a number, but it wouldn't connect. I've also tried phoning my home number from a mobile, but it won't ring. My router tells me, voice ports: not registered. I...

wjsd7 by Team Player
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Ongoing land line problem

Hi last week I had a problem with noise and crackle on my land line . Open Reach done some work on it , I was disconnected for about 5 hours and all seemed ok afterwards ,but now nobody can ring through to me , they hear a ringing tone but in my hous...

Dodge08 by Team Player
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Landline phone crackles while talking to someone

During the past week, I’ve noticed when I’m calling people. My phone makes a crackle noise that makes it impossible to hear anything they are saying.Its on my end and they can hear it too.I have checked the wires and everything is connected.Has anyon...

Regan2 by Popular Poster
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Faulty master phone socket

Need help with a faulty master phone socket in side my mums home. I have reported the problem twice. Both times TT engineer or customer service. I went through all the different stages as requested. But I object when I was asked to open the box to fi...

Poppy64 by First Timer
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How to cancel my land line

My land line stopped working months and months ago - I reported it a couple of times but nothing happened. I even bought a new phone but still did not work. As I have not been able to use it for so long I wish to cancel as everyone uses my mobile num...

millar1 by First Timer
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No calls in or out

I have got no dialling tone cannot dial out and cannot receive I am paying for call boost and I can’t use it

Fault REP14990303 on my Home phone

Hi Re the above fault on my home phone/landline. The engineer attended last night and confirmed an external fault. His report should be attached to this fault reference. My understanding is that an Open reach engineer is required but your case tracke...

noise on line

My landline phone makes a continuous buzzing sound when you lift the receiver. If you dial it from another phone it just buzzes and crackles.

Home phone number

It seems our home phone number has spontaneously changed! We've not received any calls for a while so decided to phone our home phone from one of our mobiles. The home phone didn't ring but the mobile said line was busy. Then dialled the mobile from ...

MrsAB by First Timer
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Phone calls crashing out....

Today both my phone connection and Internet are dreadful. Trying to make important calls to sort out muddles made by utility companies. The line appears to be fine for a few minutes and then crashes - I literally asked the E.on Next lady if she had d...

No Connection

Hi my internet completely stopped working it’s giving orange/red flash lights and I don’t know what happened

Interference on home phone

We only have a home phone connection via Talktalk as broadband (full fibre) with another supplier.The home phone line is really poor with constant crackling and mushy background noise such that it is virtually impossible to hear the content of a call...

sal2305 by First Timer
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Care of elderly relatives impacted by very loud buzz on landline

Sorry to say, THE BUZZ IS BACK (the one I reported in May 2024, that was subsequently fixed).Symptoms (last 1-2 weeks) are the same as before: When my land line is open for a call, as soon as any sound is made by either party to the call a loud buzz ...

Shandy by Conversation Starter
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extremely crackly landline

hello, my landline has been extremely crackly for days now, please could someone tell me how it can be checked ? thank you (also broadband been dropping intermittently too these last few days)

huw38 by Team Player
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Line Noise

Over the last few weeks we have been experiencing more and more frequent broadband interruptions (although our broadband is with another company). We have also found phone calls are getting more and more filled with crackling and noise.Eventually tod...

JamieB25 by First Timer
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