My phone only gives my a busy signal and won't receive or send calls. What should I do?

Hi Janet
Try using a standard phone to call your Fax Line
Connect a phone to this Line to test for voice
Disconnect Fax Machine from Phone Line
Reset Fax machine
The Fax machine is supposed to respond to the right tones being sent down the voice line
If it is not responding & all else works then check your Fax settings for "Receiving"

Contact your service provider and ask them to send settings to your phone. Its quick and free.

Hard to answer because your problem description does not match the part.
Nortel Meridian M7208 Corded Phone is a digital phone which works off a phone system.Also note that the carrier controls the rollover, not the phone or its system.

Once you have more/proper details maybe you can be helped.

for sending text messages :
1.go to your message settings and check the message center number to see if it is correct
2. call to your network operator customer care
3. request the message center number...
4.note it down
5. go to message settings>message center number
6. insert the number which is noted by you and save it


this solves your messaging problem ...
Good luck

hee is some guide :

* try to replace another sim and check if can receive or send calls

* also try the current sim into the other mobile if its working or not...

conclude weather the mobile or the sim had a problem

* also check the signal stability if its ok... might get some network failure if its dropping or

the mobile itself has the problem...

* lastly,try to reset the phone so all settings is refresh,but before doing reset,make sure you back up all important data of yours before proceeding..


hope it helps...please rate me...thanks...

This problem could be due to the lack of GPRS service. GPRS stands for General Packet Radio Service, and it's what allows your device to access data. The first thing you should do is perform a soft reset. If that doesn't work, perform a hard reset. After both resets, check your wireless antenna signal strength. The antenna should show GPRS. If you can still make phone calls and access the Web, then your GSM service is still available. Try sending yourself an email . Does it work? If it doesn't, call your BlackBerry provider. Sometimes, your service could be delayed due to a billing problem or to downtime on the network.

Is this a cordless phone or a land line. Have you tried another phone ?You might wanna talk to your tel service provider.

Normally a fast busy signal indicates a problem with the phone line. You need to call the phone company and have them do a "line check"
Sometimes they can fix this over the phone, sometimes a service call is required. No charge to you tho.

This normally happens when a valid SIM card is in place, but does not have an active service account. Make sure your sim card is inserted properly and not damaged. If it is call your service provider and check your account status.

#0018 indicates there was a problem with dialing, but it should show for sending faxes only. Since you can neither send nor receive faxes, and are getting a message saying "no signal", make sure that the phone line is still securely connected to both the L (line) jack on the machine and the phone jack in the wall. If it is, plug another phone into the accessory jack on the machine, and check to see if you are getting a dial tone. It seems like the machine is not able to communicate through the phone line.