Hi Miles.

31-Jan-04 05:30:06, Miles Maxted wrote to Jasen Betts


 MM> G'morning Jasen,

 MM>> Mmmm ... I suppose NZ exchanges will still handle pulse dialling,
 MM>> but I wonder if they're able to handle both foreign and native
 MM>> diallers ?

 JB>> how would they determine which type of dialer was making the
 JB>> pulses.

 MM> These exchanges are software-driven, so it'd be easy to check the
 MM> initial digits and run through alternative inversions for sense
 MM> -even I could write something for that.

ah... I wasn't aware that there was so much unused space in the local
number set.

 MM> I amuse myself by always checking unusual public facilities for
 MM> phone connections;  its amazing how many vending machines and the
 MM> like have their own phone lines.

yeah, they phone home when they get empty (or something like that)
I'd have thought they'd use some sort of wireless (like whatever that
lightweight mobile phone is called..)

 MM> I've been able on ocassion to
 MM> hook this lap-top into deserted country halls and even a Coke
 MM> machine....

:)

 -=> Bye <=-

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