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Since a large thunderstorm about 2 months ago, my phone caller id will show up on the tv, but those calling me say that the phone tells them it is out of service.  I have checked the phone to make sure it works elsewhere.  What to do next? Please help.

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When you say it works elsewhere, do you mean you get a dial tone on all phones? Either way, it would be best to reboot you phone modem if you have one. Should be a small reboot/reset button on the back hidden inside a small hole.

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Do you have phone service with us still?

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yes i still have service with cox.  It seems to be a line cut outside the home or has been damaged somehow.  

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Phone outage said:
It seems to be a line cut outside the home or has been damaged somehow.  

Is this something you were told, or something you can see outside your home? Do you have a appointment scheduled? 

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More of a hunch really.  I would like to schedule an appointment for support to come check it out.

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Hi Phone outage,

We can schedule an appointment to have a field technician come out to troubleshoot and resolve this issue for you. Please send the team an email to cox.help@cox.com with your name, full service address, and the last four of your SSN or four digit Cox PIN.

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Not sure where or if my current problem relates, but I have no phone service at all.  I can't call out and have no dial tone, and my phone doesn't ring or receive incoming calls.  Something wrong with the system, or just my personal service?  Thanks for any help.

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My phone is now working...disregard my plea for help (for now!).

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Hi hpu1966,

Please let us know if you continue to experience issues with your phone service.

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I have no phone service at all. I can't call out and have no dial tone, and my phone doesn't ring or receive incoming calls. Incoming calls are greeted with a message that states there is an outage with the carrier. I want to ensure that this message relates to Cox knowing about and working on the issue. I live in the vicinity of Two Springs Elementary School and we've had a lot of OPPD presence here the few days as well; any relation?

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TiffanyR said:
Hi Jmace,

It sounds like we need to have a tech out to look into this for you. Please email us with your service address, phone number, a link to this thread, and your availability to cox.help@cox.com . 

That didn't work out too well so I called and got a service request put in, which only took a 1/2 hour or so. It looks like my outside box has a problem and the first available tech is Wednesday. My phone service will only be lost for 6-7 days.