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From: bruce@camb.com (Barton F. Bruce)
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Subject: Re: Why Are Pulse Dial Phones Still Around?
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Date: 29 Jan 91 05:29:51 GMT
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In article <16479@accuvax.nwu.edu>, ccplumb@rose.uwaterloo.ca (Colin
Plumb) writes:

> I'm simply of the opinion that it's not worth $2/month or whatever it

> So it takes my modem 7.2 seconds instead of .98 to call in.  Big deal.

If the modem folks would define a way to specify 20pps, sticking to
rotary would be even less painful. Our Cannon FAX has three positions:
10pps, 20pps, DTMF. Ask Hayes how to do 20pps...

TT is great, but it is over $4 on residence lines in some places, and
the telcos deserve as many customers as possible saying that is
outrageous and sticking to rotary where possible. Many PBXs can be
simply programmed to do the conversion at 20 pps, and the $ savings
over a few years can be dramatic. If it isn't your own staff, but your
'customers' (e.g. hotel guests), the additional wasted 'people' time
isn't an issue.

The big fight may come when you say you will pay for rotary service
but want to be class-marked as a TT customer so 0+ calls will first
try bong-tone to let you TT in fone-card info. Normally rotary
customers get the operator directly. The bong-tone includes the '#'
tone to knock TT->pulse converters off the line. You are paying TT
charges to the local telco, but the IXC would rather have you TT the
card info rather than waste operator time.