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  2. Dial tone - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the standard "city" dial tone was a 600 Hz tone that was amplitude-modulated at 120 Hz. [3] Some dial tones were simply adapted from 60 Hz AC line current. In the UK, the standard Post Office dialing tone was 33 Hz; it was generated by a motor-driven ringing machine in most exchanges and by a vibrating-reed generator in ...

  3. Call-progress tone - Wikipedia

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    Tone cadence Dial tone A: 425 Hz: continuous Dial tone B: 425 Hz, amplitude modulated by 25 Hz: continuous Dial tone C: 400 Hz + 425 Hz + 450 Hz: continuous Dial tone D: 400 Hz + 425 Hz: continuous Dial tone E: 413 Hz + 438 Hz: continuous Ringback tone A: 425 Hz, amplitude modulated by 25 Hz: 0.4 s on, 0.2 s off, 0.4 s on, 2 s off Ringback tone ...

  4. Precise tone plan - Wikipedia

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    The precise tone plan is a signaling specification for the public switched telephone network (PSTN) in North America. It defines the call-progress tones used for indicating the status and progress of telephone calls to subscribers and operators.

  5. AOL Dialer: Fix common problems - AOL Help

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    First, turn off call waiting from Dialing options and make sure your modem phone line has dial tone. Also, try using a different access code. If you’re still having trouble, please call our customer support at 1-800-827-6364.

  6. Portal:Telephones/Selected audio - Wikipedia

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    A dial tone (dialling tone in the UK) is a telephony signal sent by a telephone exchange or private branch exchange (PBX) to a terminating device, such as a telephone, when an off-hook condition is detected. It indicates that the exchange is working and is ready to initiate a telephone call. The tone stops when the first dialed digit is recognized.

  7. Portal:Telephones/Selected audio/1 - Wikipedia

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    A dial tone (dialling tone in the UK) is a telephony signal sent by a telephone exchange or private branch exchange (PBX) to a terminating device, such as a telephone, when an off-hook condition is detected. It indicates that the exchange is working and is ready to initiate a telephone call. The tone stops when the first dialed digit is recognized.

  8. Troubleshoot a dial-up connection - AOL Help

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    An active internet connection is required to be able to access all the best that America Online® offers. If you're using dial-up internet and can't connect, try the following troubleshooting steps: Check the dial tone - If you DO have one, it's likely the problem has something to do with your computer. If you DON'T, it's likely the problem has ...

  9. Busy signal - Wikipedia

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    In North America, the Precise Tone Plan used today employs two tones of 480 and 620 Hz at an amplitude of -24 dBm with a 0.5 s on/off cadence. Prior to the adoption of the PreciseTone system, the busy signal generally had the same frequency as the dial tone. Until frequencies began to be standardized in the 1960s, telephone signals varied from ...