Cosmetic repairs to phones are also a possibility to make a scratched or damaged phone look new again. Skins or covers for phones are low cost ways to change the appearance of a phone that otherwise works great. This also allows you to protect the surface of the phone from any greater damage.

Taking good care of a cell phone and keeping it out of direct sunlight, intense heat, intense cold or any type of wet or high humidity environments will lessen the change that there will be any repairs needed to the phone. This is also important for other types of telecommunication devices.

If you cannot receive a dial tone on your land line phone, first check to make sure that the jack you are plugged into is working correctly. This can be done by either plugging into a different jack and checking for a dial tone, or actually taking the face cover off the jack and ensuring the wiring is correctly connected.