why doesnt the wall phone jack work? seriously someone help plz?!!?

Question

i have to set up a printer to the computer and since its a multipurpose printer it also has faxing...
and when i plug in the phone line from the printer to the wall it doesnt work... i think the wiring is not placed good or something... its mostly on al rooms thts like tht and im only 15 rite now is there any way i can fix it its really an emergency i have to send a fax and aslso recieve one .. do i have to ask my dad to buy a new one ? should i unscrew it from the wall to see whats wrong with it.. will iget electecuted? lol

Answer 1

1) You are not going to get "electrocuted". There is enough voltage to give you a good shock but nothing to electrocute.

2) The fastest way to check a wall jack is to get a STANDARD old telephone that plugs directly into the wall, not a wireless phone. Plug it in and see if you hear dial tone. If you do, the jack is working.

3) I'm guessing now, but I think you may have broadband service. High speed service provided by the cable company or the telephone company. This service works at speeds above the 56kb/s range of a wall jack.

4) If you do have broadband service then all you have to do is plug the USB cable from the printer into the computer. Windows will find the printer. Set it up to run in FAX mode. You may have to install the drivers for the fax and scanner. These drivers are on the disk that came with the printer. Once they are installed, you should be to print, copy scan, and fax with out any problems.

5) Naturally, if you can't get the fax to work, ask your Dad. You'd be amazed at how proud they are to help you.



If I am wrong about you having high speed broadband service or high speed DSL service, please let us know because you must install the drivers in a set order to get a fax machine working on a Plain Old Telephone System (also known as a POTS circuit).

Answer 2

As human beings reported the telephone jack is powered indepently out of your abode electricity. for this reason you likely could make telephone calls while the flexibility is out. Your telephone wires have not got a great form of cutting-edge working with the aid of them, yet adequate to grant you a stable little buzz in case you touch them on a similar time as they are powered. circulate exterior your abode and seek for the phonebox on the area of your abode. Open it up and interior you're able to see somewhat cord that has a telephone jack plug on it in simple terms such as you will possibly see on the tip of the cord of your telephone which you plug into the telephone jack. Unplug that interior the field and which will unplug the flexibility on your telephones interior the abode. close the field back up then artwork on your telephone jack wires. this might assist you from getting bowled over on a similar time as engaged on the telephone jack. as quickly as your performed engaged on the telephone jack, replug that plug interior the phonebox back in and reclose the field and you're all performed.

Answer 3

http://nyphonejacks.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-to-wire-telephone-jack.html



you will not feel a shock unless someone is trying to call the line while you are touching the stripped copper.... it is not too much of a big deal tho...

Answer 4

it gives u a funky taste in ur mouth....