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Re: Internal Modem Problem - NO DIALTONE (analogue problem?)

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From: Mike Tomlinson
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 00:00

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(I have posted this again as it didn't appear to make it as far as
pubnews.demon.co.uk, though it did appear at dejanews.  Sorry if you've
already seen it once.  --Mike)

In article <879454395snz129.os2.7@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Richard Ashton
<{R}@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
>
>Do you remember Button A & B call boxes ? 

No...

>Black Bakerlite Phones with
>twisted fabic covered cords? 

No... though I have seen several since

>The arival of the new modern plastic 706
>telephones ? 

Yes, we had one at home (up to when I was about ten)

>the Trimphone warbler ?

Horrendous thing, with radioactive luminous dial...

>I assure you the bells were wired in series.

'were' being the operative word for the old hard-wired telephones.  With
the advent of the BT socket system I can equally assure you that the
bells are wired in parallel.

-- 
Mike Tomlinson
On holiday in Madeira Beach, Florida.  Avg temp 75degF



On holiday in Madeira Beach, Florida.  Avg temp 75degF

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From: Mike Tomlinson <jasper@nospam.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Internal Modem Problem - NO DIALTONE (analogue problem?)
Date: 1997/11/15
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