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TheMeltonian · 19th Apr 2021, 6:05 pm

Just a short thread update.

It seems that pulse dialling does work down here in Bournemouth on VM. I have managed to call out a couple of times as experimentation.
What seems to be the issue however is either the rotary movement needs some lubrication, as sometimes it snaps back too slowly. This I think is causing the issue for it not to register a dial (if you know where I can source relevant oil from, that would be grand) or that Whilst it does accept pulse dialling it is somewhat hit and miss.

I have also erred on the side of caution and order a dialgizmo, as just because it seems to work somewhat now, doesn't;t mean the dialgizmo won't come in handy in the future or make the operation of the phone smoother.
Thank you both Dave and Russell for your earlier advice!

19th Apr 2021, 6:05 pm	#7
TheMeltonian Triode Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, UK. Posts: 19	Re: GPO 300 and Virgin Media Just a short thread update. It seems that pulse dialling does work down here in Bournemouth on VM. I have managed to call out a couple of times as experimentation. What seems to be the issue however is either the rotary movement needs some lubrication, as sometimes it snaps back too slowly. This I think is causing the issue for it not to register a dial (if you know where I can source relevant oil from, that would be grand) or that Whilst it does accept pulse dialling it is somewhat hit and miss. I have also erred on the side of caution and order a dialgizmo, as just because it seems to work somewhat now, doesn't;t mean the dialgizmo won't come in handy in the future or make the operation of the phone smoother. Thank you both Dave and Russell for your earlier advice!