Crackling phone line + bad Internet connection..?

[Nick Margaritis]

Water can sometimes get in telephone "pits" and in cables,especially if there has been wind and rain,this can indeed cause problems as the water can short out connections causing crackling,cross talk,and false busy signals and it can cause problems with internet services as well,if you have a ongoing issue with internet drop outs etc the first thing I would do is eliminate local problems by checking cables and trying replacment cables and splitters just to eliminate any possible problems there,and if that shows up nothing contact your ISP and ask them to check your line condition.