ET PHONE HOME !
From the Revive The Dome challenge. See all 207 entries (closed)
( , Tue 6 Feb 2007, 13:30, archived)
From the Revive The Dome challenge. See all 207 entries (closed)
( , Tue 6 Feb 2007, 13:30, archived)
hehe
do rotary phones still work. i want an old black bakelite one.
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Tue 6 Feb 2007, 13:32,
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they do
but you can get them 'refurbished' with modern bits inside now too
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Tue 6 Feb 2007, 13:34,
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now that's a good one
I am a little afraid it won't work in Teh Hollands though
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Tue 6 Feb 2007, 14:04,
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I am a little afraid it won't work in Teh Hollands though
I have one.
You just need to change the plug on the end (i.e. google to find out which wires do what) and they only work by pulse dialling, not tone dialling, obviously, so they're no good for automated menu systems in call centres.
Although, if you start turning the dial, some of the automated thingies recognise it and put you through to a person instead.
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Tue 6 Feb 2007, 13:35,
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Although, if you start turning the dial, some of the automated thingies recognise it and put you through to a person instead.
That's worth knowing
Next time I'm in trapped in one of those I'm going to switch my phone from tone to pulse.
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Tue 6 Feb 2007, 13:41,
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A more effective method
is to just bash the tone dial buttons for a few seconds. Often the system thinks something has gone wrong and also puts you through to a human.
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Tue 6 Feb 2007, 13:42,
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