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Date: Thu, 16 May 1991 07:02:51 GMT
From: Claus Tondering <ct@dde.dk>
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Touch-Tone Selections From Overseas
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I frequently phone the US from Europe; but I often run into trouble if
the party I am calling asks me to enter some number (e.g. an extension
number or a menu selection) on my touch-tone phone. Although the
touch-tone frequencies are international, these selections often do
not work when used from Europe.  One of three things happens:

1) It works perfectly, and I get connected as requested.
2) It works only if I hold each key down for two or three seconds.
3) Absolutely nothing happens. The American party does not recognize
   my touch-tones.

I have even noticed both behavior 2 and 3 when calling the same
(Massachusetts) number on different occasions.

Why this difference in behavior? What can I do to make it work always?
Where does the fault lie? In Europe? In the US? In the satellite?


Claus Tondering   E-mail: ct@dde.dk   
Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark