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Old 19th Apr 2021, 2:16 pm   #4
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Default Re: GPO 300 and Virgin Media

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Originally Posted by TheMeltonian View Post
In terms of phones that I have, I just have the GPO one and a standard modern tone dialling one, so I doubt I could try your experiment.
Loop Disconnect is another name for pulse-dialling. Your modern phone might have a switch somewhere that allows either DTMF (tone dialling) or LD (pulse-dialling): some phones do; some don't. Older ones tend to and the switch might be hidden away somewhere underneath.

Alternatively if you can't beg, steal or borrow a pulse-dialling instrument and you know someone who has a BT line, you could try your phone there. This saves investing time in getting the dial to work if the line won't accept it!
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