It turned out that every time I lifted the home phone I had the cell in my other hand. I finally noticed, (duh) that when I moved the cell 5 feet away from the home phone all noise went away. I have to say I'm glad this works and sounds completely clear now. First time with an ip setup. So tired of my home phone bundle and overpaying because I had dsl. Finally got rid of that and was not held hostage by the home phone anymore. Thanks.