On 2018 Jul 09 17:32:50, you wrote to Bj”rn Felten:

 KvE>>> My guess is that your phone generates a dial tone when it
 KvE>>> establishes a free channel to the exchange.

 BF>> Yeah, that's probably it. Just as you get a dial tone from your VoIP
 BF>> "modem" and not from the internet.

 RB> Grab at straws, Bjorn, grab at straws.

it pays to know how these things work, bob... not just what you (general) see,
hear or feel ;)

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