# Who do I have to &^(?%$@ in order to get a telephone line? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 27, 2001, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-i-have-to-in-order-to-get-a-telephone-line/95404 "2001-11-27T00:46:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cantatrice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cantatrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantatrice)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-i-have-to-in-order-to-get-a-telephone-line/95404/1 "2001-11-27T00:46:31Z")
So about a month ago my second phone line was down. I checked out the wiring in the house and everything seemed OK. Called Ameritech, they (said they) sent someone out to the premises and “it would be fixed before 6 today”. Repeat 4 times. Today I had to wait at home this afternoon (much to my boss’s displeasure) for someone to come out and look at it. When he was done, he told me “it should be working now”. I checked and got a dial tone. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that he had only switched around the two lines! Calls to the working line are now ringing on the opposite phone and – guess what– the other line is STILL NOT WORKING!!! ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-i-have-to-in-order-to-get-a-telephone-line/95404/2 "2001-11-27T02:06:14Z")
Me. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![cantatrice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/45deac/32.png) [@cantatrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantatrice)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2001, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-i-have-to-in-order-to-get-a-telephone-line/95404/3 "2001-11-27T02:32:40Z")
do I get my telephone line fixed out of the deal?