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You could dial just 1 digit and the dial tone would stop. You could tap the off switch to do pulse dialing too (a bit like morse code).
by Triv888 6y ago
You could dial just 1 digit and the dial tone would stop. You could tap the off switch to do pulse dialing too (a bit like morse code).
- werdnapk 6y agoI forget the exact details, but as a kid, I'd tap the switch and hang up the phone I think and then that would cause the phone to ring in the house so that you could "call" somebody.
- daniellarusso 6y agoI remember you could dial your own number, and it would call you back with a recording. I also remember dialing a three digit number (maybe 118), and an automated voice would reply with the number you are calling from.
- jaywalk 6y agoWhat country was this in? I distinctly remember dialing my own number resulting in nothing but a busy signal.
- colejohnson66 6y agoI’ve also (a decade ago) called my own number (a cell line) and it gave me my voice mail as if I had just “speed dialed” “1”
- buckminster 6y agoIn the UK bitd (~1980) the test number was 174. It just rang you back when you hung up. There was no message. The exchanges weren't that sophisticated.
- Bobbylongpocket 6y agoOn mine, it was 981 followed by the last 4 digits of my phone number that would result in a "callback," and a constant tone would play when you answered.
- Animats 6y agoYou can still do that on hard-wired AT&T land lines. The hardware at the CO end supports it, and it's still enabled.
- colanderman 6y agoYep, I forgot this step.