Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!lll-winken!uunet!mcvax!ukc!stl!stc!pete From: pete@tcom.stc.co.uk (Peter Kendell) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: US modem in UK Message-ID: <688@flada.tcom.stc.co.uk> Date: 4 May 89 08:46:26 GMT References: <1801@ubu.warwick.UUCP> Organization: STC Telecoms, London N11 1HB. Lines: 18 From article <1801@ubu.warwick.UUCP>, by dalm@warwick.UUCP (D A L Michael): } } Also most BT exchanges only work with pulse dialling, though this is changeing } very quickly. BT are changing most exchanges over to system-X which will also } accept tones as well as pulses. } Ten years ago I was installing TXE4 exchanges which had tone dialling capability. BT (or the Post Office as they were then) didn't use it. I suppose they thought there was no demand for it so they didn't provide it. Usual thing - "You're the tenth person I've told today, there's no call for it so we don't stock it" -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Peter Kendell | | ...{uunet!}mcvax!ukc!stc!pete | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------