Path: utzoo!telecom-request Date: Fri, 24 May 1991 06:12:23 GMT From: Claus Tondering Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: Ringing Tones Around the World Message-ID: Organization: Dansk Data Elektronik A/S Sender: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu Approved: Telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Submissions-To: telecom@eecs.nwu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@eecs.nwu.edu X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 11, Issue 394, Message 7 of 10 Lines: 25 andyb@rags.coat.com (Andy Behrens) writes: > # Tone codes (first is ring, second is engaged): > # A: double ring, repeated regularly (UK ringing tone) > # B: equal length on/off tones - about 1Hz (UK & USA engaged tone) > # C: slow equal length on/off tones > # D: fast equal length on/off tones - 2Hz to 3Hz > # E: tones separated by long pauses (USA ringing tone) > # F: long tones separated by short pauses > 45 BD Denmark No! Denmark is ED, not BD. Claus Tondering Dansk Data Elektronik A/S, Herlev, Denmark E-mail: ct@dde.dk [Moderator's Note: And he really should have left the USA out of his list also, since we have a wide variety of ringing and busy signals, depending on where you call. Each little telco has their own it seems, but gradually they are getting standardized. PAT]