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auntcgdot
New Contributor
2 years ago

Incoming calls do not connect when I hit the talk/answer button

Incoming calls do not connect and continue to ring for the caller when I hit the talk/answer button on my home phone. It does stop the ringing on my system, but no connection is made. I have called from my cell phone and can still hear the ringing as though the call was never answered. 

I can make outgoing calls with no problem

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  • CurtB's avatar
    CurtB
    Valued Contributor III

    If you have nearby family with Cox phone service, take your phone to their house and test it.  You may need a new phone.

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III

    Cordless phone?  Low battery?  It appears the handset isn't sending an off-hook signal to its base unit.

  • CurtB's avatar
    CurtB
    Valued Contributor III

    If the phone with the issue is a handset, verify the battery is charged as Bruce suggested.  If that doesn't fix your iissue and you test with nearby family, you'll need to take your base unit. 

    • auntcgdot's avatar
      auntcgdot
      New Contributor

      It is a new phone set as the previous one had the same issue.

      • CurtB's avatar
        CurtB
        Valued Contributor III

        Since it happens with different phones, it's probably not a faulty phone or a low battery.  Contact Cox at cox.help@cox.com for help.

        Include your name, the ful service address and a link to this Forum thread.  Also, include the brand and model of your phone. 

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III

    Look in its Instructions to reset and then re-register the problematic handset.

    • auntcgdot's avatar
      auntcgdot
      New Contributor

      Ok, reset didn't work. What do you mean "re-register"?

      • Bruce's avatar
        Bruce
        Honored Contributor III

        To reset means to return the handset to its factory default settings.  Re-register means to instruct the handset to which frequency to communicate with the base unit.

        Provide its make/model and I'll try to find a User Guide.

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III

    Also, ensure your phone or wall jack is connected to the Tel-1 port of the telephone modem.

    You could also log into your Cox account to reset your telephone modem.  Not reboot, reset

    • CurtB's avatar
      CurtB
      Valued Contributor III

      If she does everything we've suggested, one of them should get her fixed up.  But, will she post back to let us know?  Inquiring minds want to know.

      If she doesn't connect to the right port, testing at a niece's or nephew's house won't work either, but the niece or nephew could help her..

      • Bruce's avatar
        Bruce
        Honored Contributor III

        Too bad this wasn't a forum on furnaces so we could give her the runaround to make antifreeze.  Get it?  Antifreeze?  Do you?

  • Darkatt's avatar
    Darkatt
    Valued Contributor III

    You may also try power cycling your Telephone modem. remove the power cord, and if it's one with a battery inside like mine, pull the battery as well, wait for a minute, and reconnect.