If you do not have a dial tone, hear static, or your phone is “busy” when others call:
Unplug all of your phone equipment, including satellite TV box, phones, fax, and modem, from the power outlet as well as the phone jack.
Plug in ONE hardwired phone (if you have one) ONLY.
If your call works properly, you probably have a faulty piece of hardware. Plug in each piece of equipment, one at a time, to determine which is at fault.
If that doesn’t work, call South Central Technical Support.
If you hear static and are also a DSL High Speed Internet customer:
Turn your modem off.
If the static goes away, either your DSL filter is missing, installed backwards or is faulty.
Check your line for a DSL Filter (it will look similar to the image to the right), if not present, install one. The filter should plug in to the jack, then your phone will plug in to the filter.
If that doesn’t work, call South Central Technical Support.