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Progressive dog

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4. Try a different phone

Reply to spooky3 (Original post)

Fri Oct 30, 2020, 06:44 PM

Oct 2020

if you can borrow one. Any phone should work, telephone signals on land lines have been the same practically forever. The last change was mostly dropping pulse dialing.
It's unlikely that your phone would work only after resetting the modem.

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Comcast/Xfinity VoIP says I need a new phone [View all] spooky3 Oct 2020 OP

VOIP Phone letterstone Oct 2020 #1

Thanks, but that's not what I asked. And welcome to DU. nt spooky3 Oct 2020 #2

Are you unaware that there are still areas that have no cell service? intrepidity Oct 2020 #11

I've had several run ins with Comcast and happybird Oct 2020 #3

Thank you! nt spooky3 Oct 2020 #5

Try a different phone Progressive dog Oct 2020 #4

Thank you! nt spooky3 Oct 2020 #6

And contrary to what someone else said, you NEED a landline or non cell phone Eliot Rosewater Oct 2020 #7

Thanks. And depending on your situation, there are a lot of other reasons to spooky3 Oct 2020 #8

Full disclosure: I'm not a tech discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2020 #9

Thank you! I will investigate. nt spooky3 Oct 2020 #10

Comcast BS CloudWatcher Oct 2020 #12