Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!accuvax.nwu.edu!nucsrl!telecom-request From: "John A. Hammond" Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: PacBell to Eliminate Touch-Tone Charges Message-ID: <9488@accuvax.nwu.edu> Date: 6 Jul 90 18:11:02 GMT Sender: news@accuvax.nwu.edu Reply-To: "John A. Hammond" Organization: Naval Ocean Systems Center, San Diego Lines: 12 Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 469, Message 2 of 15 Several years ago, my daughter informed me that the pulse/dial telephones that I purchased would work in the tone mode. Since that time, particularly since we gave all of the rotary units back to PacBell rather than pay exhorbitant monthly rental, I have been using touch-tone dialing exclusively. There has never been an additional charge for that usage or an installation charge. I have had the same telephone service for roughly 25 years with the only change being the result of the divestiture. I suspect that the switch was replaced with a new one and touch-tone was available for use. I just didn't make the mistake of signing up for it!