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Elsie1234
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Cell Phone to Cox Landline Problem

We have a sporadic but ongoing problem (6+ months) with family & friends who use cell phones to call our Cox landline. Sometimes, our landline phone will ring but when we answer, all we hear is total silence. The caller hears only continued ringing. If they disconnect & call again, our phone does NOT ring & the caller gets a busy signal, sometimes for up to a half hour. These callers are using different kinds of cell phones, different service providers, & are calling from all over - down the street & across the county - so we know the problem is with our Cox landline service & not a particular cell phone service. We've spoken to several (very nice) Cox customer service reps who have tried to fix the problem, but it still continues. Is anyone else having this problem? Has anyone had any luck resolving the issue?

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  • StephanieA's avatar
    StephanieA
    Former Moderator
    Elsie1234,

    It sounds like there is something wrong with the wiring. The line is staying open when people call and that is why they are getting the busy signal. We will need to get a technician out to get this resolved once and for all. Please email me at cox.help@cox.com with the account details and a link to this post.

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III

    Do you get calls from landline telephones?  If so, does your service work with no problems from landline telephones?

    I'm sure the very nice reps tried to duplicate the problem with landline-to-landline calls to Elsie.  If not, I'd have them call you a few times to test.

  • Elsie1234's avatar
    Elsie1234
    New Contributor
    StephanieA said:
    Elsie1234,

    It sounds like there is something wrong with the wiring. The line is staying open when people call and that is why they are getting the busy signal. We will need to get a technician out to get this resolved once and for all. Please email me at cox.help@cox.com with the account details and a link to this post.

    UPDATE: My husband once again called Cox & this time reached a rep who thought that the problem may be related to our modem, which none of the other reps had suggested. Cox did dispatch a tech, who replaced our modem, along with a couple of connections. Hopefully, this will take care of the matter; however, since the problem has always been intermittent, it may be a month or so until we know for sure whether or not it has been resolved. Thanks for your help.
  • Karen_R's avatar
    Karen_R
    Former Moderator

    Hello  Elsie1234,

    Thank you for providing the update. Let us know if there is any change. We're available daily, 6a-3a EST! Thanks