Re: Dialling before STD
Ian,
Perhaps you could comment on something I remember.
My sister-in-law lives 100m away from me, but was (maybe still is) on a different exchange to me.
Pre mechanisation I think it was crossbar. It was a little slow returning dial tone when you seized the line, and just before it timed out there was a loud beep.
if you continued to listen, through the silence you could faintly hear the voices of people, often children, who has presumably done the same thing. If you shouted loudly enough you could engage them in conversation. They were often some distance away.
Her number was 0161 798 XXXX The Prestwich (MRPRE) exchange is only half a km away but her line appears to be connected to a more distant exchange.
__________________
--
Graham.
G3ZVT
|