Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!brl-adm!brl-sem!ron From: ron@brl-sem.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems Subject: Re: touchtone dialing always works Message-ID: <532@brl-sem.ARPA> Date: Sun, 21-Dec-86 12:46:34 EST Article-I.D.: brl-sem.532 Posted: Sun Dec 21 12:46:34 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 21-Dec-86 20:52:53 EST References: <750@sdcc12.ucsd.EDU> <2365@psuvax1.UUCP> <5370@ukma.ms.uky.csnet> Distribution: na Organization: Electronic Brain Research Lab Lines: 14 Keywords: touchtone In article <5370@ukma.ms.uky.csnet>, david@ukma.ms.uky.csnet (David Herron, NPR Lover) writes: > In GTE land (Lexington, KY) touchtone doesn't work on a non-touchtone > line. I have a Prometheus Pro-modem here, when it dials a phone number > it first tries to do the first digit as touchtone, looks to see > if the carrier tone went away, and since it didn't do the dial > phone stuff. Oh, I currently live in an older neighborhood (read > "student ghetto"), but last year when I was living in a more modern > neightborhood I was getting the same results. GTE phone service is notorious for not even offering touch-tone service. Down in Durham NC, if you asked for a push button phone, they would install one of GTE push the buttons and it will pulse dial for you kludges. -Ron