[VoiceOps] False 911 calls and old abandoned DID

[Carlos Alvarez]

Island time is chill, yo.  New Yorkers and Southern Californians got to do
things like NOW!

Two pulses, one pulse, three pulses would be Los Angeles.

I mean, I can test dial something right here at home if you want, I have
the means.  Yes, it works.
https://imgur.com/5m2Fe5b


On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 4:52 PM Jeff Shultz <jeffshultz at sctcweb.com> wrote:

> That would be odd....  one of the reasons that big cities in the US got
> area codes like 212 was because it was shorter to dial with fewer pulses
> needed. Hawaii got stuck with 808....
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 3:43 PM Pete Mundy <pete at mac.geek.nz> wrote:
>
>>
>> So close! But on the PoTS equipment I'm familiar with (others can chime
>> in and correct me if I'm wrong on a larger scale) the numbers are reversed
>>
>> (well for all except 5 :)
>>
>> Basically it counts down from 10. 1 pulse is digit '9', 4 pulses is digit
>> '6', 10 pulses is digit '0'.
>>
>> So do dial 911 you need:
>>
>>         1 brief loop interruption
>>         pause
>>         9 brief loop interruptions
>>         pause
>>         9 brief loop interruptions
>>
>> <wield flame suit>
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>> > On 22/01/2021, at 12:07 PM, Mike Johnston <mjohnston at wiktel.com> wrote:
>> > <snip>
>> > One interrupt represents the digit "1" being dialed.  Two rapid
>> interrupts represents the digit "2", and so on.  You need to have at least
>> a brief timeout
>> > <snip>
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