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[tamor]

Originally Posted by Timmy

My son once demonstrated to a friend that you can "dial" a number by clicking the, um, whatever you call the things that disconnect the phone when you put it in the cradle. E.g., to dial 9, you hit it nine times quickly. To dial 1, click in once. And yep, to dial 1 again.... You get the idea.

I have never heard that!

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by tamor

I have never heard that!

It's how dial phones work, making and breaking contact 1 or 2 or 3 etc. times as the dial spins back to "home" position. My son (not the same one) and I want to learn how to whistle accurately enough to "dial" a number with DTMF tones (like pushbutton phones do). It takes two tones, so we need to whistle the right tones as a duet. 852/1477 Hz, 697/1209 Hz, 697/1209 Hz is 9-1-1.

[tamor]

Originally Posted by Timmy

It's how dial phones work, making and breaking contact 1 or 2 or 3 etc. times as the dial spins back to "home" position. My son (not the same one) and I want to learn how to whistle accurately enough to "dial" a number with DTMF tones (like pushbutton phones do). It takes two tones, so we need to whistle the right tones as a duet. 852/1477 Hz, 697/1209 Hz, 697/1209 Hz is 9-1-1.

Wow....Never heard that one either!