How can I have internet but no phone service?
You can opt for “Naked DSL” (or, standalone DSL), which provides internet via a standard telephone jack, but you don’t pay for or have use of phone service. Or roam the house and use wireless internet by connecting your modem to a wireless router.
Why is Wi-Fi not working on my phone but working on other devices?
If your Android phone won’t connect to Wi-Fi, you should first make sure that your phone isn’t on Airplane Mode, and that Wi-Fi is enabled on your phone. If your Android phone claims it’s connected to Wi-Fi but nothing will load, you can try forgetting the Wi-Fi network and then connecting to it again.
Why is my Wi-Fi working but not my landline?
If a landline phone is dead but the internet is working and the modem is fine, does a switching problem make sense and is that a difficult fix? Either the modem has a problem or there is an internal network error. Try powering off the modem to see if a cold reboot will clear the problem.
Do you need a phone jack for internet?
You don’t need a phone line in order to get Internet service. In fact, most cable companies offer Internet service by hooking up the coaxial cable line to a special cable modem. The cable modem is able to transform the cable signal into an Ethernet signal, which can be attached to a port on your computer.
Why is my internet working but not phone Comcast?
Try to plug a working corded phone into different jacks to find out if the issue is isolated to one phone or jack. Plug the phone directly into your Xfinity Voice modem to determine if the issue may be related to the wiring inside your home. Depending on the light sequence displaying, you may need to reset your modem.
Why is my WiFi not working on my iPhone but working on other devices?
First, an iPhone may not be connecting to WiFi due to a minor firmware issue. If this problem is caused by a minor firmware glitch, then your iPhone should be able to connect to the WiFi after this. Second, you must power-cycle your network devices such as your modem or router.
Why is my landline phone dead but my modem is working?
If a landline phone is dead but the internet is working and the modem is fine, does a switching problem make sense and is that a difficult fix? Either the modem has a problem or there is an internal network error. Try powering off the modem to see if a cold reboot will clear the problem.
Why is my landline phone not connecting to the Internet?
The ‘switching’ for a landline phone is separate from the network switching/routing that is used for Internet and computer networks in general. Quite different technology. It shouldn’t be a difficult fix. If you’re talking about regular old analog phone service, then the problem is almost always a break in 1 side of the cable pair.
Why is there no dial tone on my phone line?
If you have dial tone then your extension wiring or something plugged in to an extension socket such as Sky box, faulty ADSL filter has a short circuit on it. This makes the phone line dead every time you plug the front plate back in. This is how things should look.
Why does my modem keep disconnecting from the Internet?
Either the modem has a problem or there is an internal network error. Try powering off the modem to see if a cold reboot will clear the problem. If that doesn’t work, your service provider needs to fix whatever is wrong.