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malc001 · 07-07-2010, 08:07

I think I've diagnosed my own problem...

I found this thread on here

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...ct-phones.html

The post by SMHarman suggests that DECT phones wont work if only 2 wires are hooked up - interestingly the engineer checked the cord I was using to connect to the phone and said " this cord should be fine as its using all 4 pins"....... So I popped the face plate of my NTE5 and there is only 2 wires..... Strangely I actually have 3 boxes and 2 cables. One it marked BT and has its own cable, the second is split between a Cable & Wireless box and a NTL box yet the engineer has plugged me into the C&W (yes, I've tried the NTL and that doesn't work)

Does this make sense as the cause of the problem?

07-07-2010, 08:07	#13
malc001 Inactive Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 5	Re: No dialtone on cordless phone. Is it me or is it it? I think I've diagnosed my own problem... I found this thread on here http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/11...ct-phones.html The post by SMHarman suggests that DECT phones wont work if only 2 wires are hooked up - interestingly the engineer checked the cord I was using to connect to the phone and said " this cord should be fine as its using all 4 pins"....... So I popped the face plate of my NTE5 and there is only 2 wires..... Strangely I actually have 3 boxes and 2 cables. One it marked BT and has its own cable, the second is split between a Cable & Wireless box and a NTL box yet the engineer has plugged me into the C&W (yes, I've tried the NTL and that doesn't work) Does this make sense as the cause of the problem?