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| From | "Joe Morris" <j.c.morris@verizon.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.folklore.computers |
| Subject | Re: Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? |
| Date | 2016-03-16 06:44 -0400 |
| Organization | NewsGuy - Unlimited Usenet $23.95 |
| Message-ID | <ncbde802tj0@news4.newsguy.com> (permalink) |
| References | <7cc222ac-e64d-4a75-b587-f6356442136c@googlegroups.com> <nc0r3q$smq$1@dont-email.me> |
"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote: > On 03/11/2016 11:25 PM, hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote: >> Would anyone know with certainly if an old style rotary dial telephone >> can dial calls on FIOS lines, lines from the cable company, and similar >> such services? >> I've heard that they can, they such setups do use regular phones. > Nope > I still have a few dial phones and when I switched to fiber optic, the > dial does not function It apparently depends on the make and model (and perhaps configuration of) ONI that Verizon used at your location. In my case (and to my surprise) I discovered a few years back that my old AECo buttpack phone (which I bought back in the 1960s) had no problems dialing phone numbers. No, I've not tried it recently, so that feature might have disappeared. Joe
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Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-03-11 21:25 -0800
Re: Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-12 04:33 -0600
Re: Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-03-12 10:40 -0800
Re: Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-03-12 13:29 -0600
Re: Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? "Joe Morris" <j.c.morris@verizon.net> - 2016-03-16 06:44 -0400
Re: Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-03-12 08:08 -0600
Re: Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-03-12 09:38 -0600
Re: Rotary dial phonse work on modern landlines (FIOS, Cable)? David Jones <djones60@gmail.com> - 2016-03-21 14:37 -0700
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