Line in use message on vtech phone

SOURCE: Getting 'busy signals and line in use message' on my phone.

the "line in use" indicates that there is not enough current on your line, either there is a broken wire and the phone is not getting any current, or there is a short on your line reducing the current on your line.

you should unplug your phone and check with a diffrent phone to see if there is any dial tone on the jack that you have a problem with... if everything is good with a diffrent phone then it is likely that the trouble is your phone, if the trouble still exists, bring a corded phone to the NID outside of your home, and test if there is dial tone there, and that you can make and receive calls... if the trouble goes away, they you need to troubleshoot further inside your home, if the trouble still exists, then you have a trouble outside that your local phone company needs to take care of, and you should contact them so that they can make the repairs..

SOURCE: new vtech phone model cs6229-3 headset keeps saying line in use

These phones look at the voltage on the line to determine if the line is in use.

Do you have any devices on the line that get power from the phone line? If so, they may be loading down the phone line causing this issue. If you have these types of devices on your line, try disconnecting those devices and see if the problem goes away.

Otherwise, your phone line may be defective. You may need to contact your phone company to get the problem resolved.

SOURCE: I have had skype and

Uninstall your version of Skype and reinstall an older version. I had the same problem and installed version 4.2.0.187 and it worked again. The other problem is Skype keeps asking to update and when other family members use the computer they don't know to not update so I have to keep uninstalling and reinstalling the earlier version.

Marvin

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• Posted on Dec 02, 2011

SOURCE: my vtech phones show NO LINE; MY OTHER PHONE WORKS

More than likely the phones base station (transmitter) is defective, this is a common failure on Vtech cordless phones, i have owned two and both failed the for the same reason. I also see this problem posted often for Vtech phones.

L Pfaff

• 11573 Answers
• Posted on Feb 07, 2016

SOURCE: how do i set the time and on the base of a vtech phone

Robert, this info is out of the manual from link below courtesy of vtech Canada support.
If you subscribe to caller ID service, the day, month and time are set automatically with each incoming call. You can also set the date and time manually. Press MENU when the handset is not in use. Scroll to select >SETTINGS, then press SELECT. Scroll to select >SET DATE/TIME, then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the month, date and year, then press SELECT. Use the dialing keys (0-9) to enter the hour and minute. Press or to choose AM or PM, or press 2 for AM or 7 for PM. Press select to save.

http://www.vtechcanada.com/support_docs/vtt/CS/CS6429_en_acib.pdf