> I tried it a few more times and at one point even came up with a
>> 1960's style ring tone with no answer. Is it possible the old gear is
>> still in the little brick telco building by Rockland Lake and taking
>> overload calls ?
>> 845-268-xxxx.
> Rather unlikely. The switch is a nice modern DMS-100 with vastly more
> capacity than whatever electromechanical thing it replaced. I can
> think of a variety of possible explanations, none terribly plausible.
Just tried a few numbers as well. I was getting some modern style rings.
What COULD have happened is that perhaps one or more of those numbers is connecting to an antiquated PBX with old fashioned tones.
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