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Date: Wed, 29 May 91 02:16:02 EDT
From: gaarder@anarres.ithaca.ny.us
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom
Subject: Re: Ringing Tones Around the World
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Until about five or so years ago, a large, probably crossbar New
England Tel office in Newton, Mass.  (617-964) had a double ring as
the normal cadence.  This was the sound of both the actual ringer and
of the ringback.  The first time I called a friend there after they
replaced the switch I heard a standard ringback and hung up, thinking
I'd misdialed.


Steve Gaarder  gaarder@theory.tc.cornell.edu  
gaarder@anarres.ithaca.ny.us