In the old New England Telephone days, I used to dial 9816 for a ringback. Not sure if the "6" could be any digit or not..
--Gene
In the old New England Telephone days, I used to dial 9816 for a ringback. Not sure if the "6" could be any digit or not..
--Gene
Yes it used to be 981+last 4 digits of your telephone number in RI.
Forgot to add, 980 would do tone pad test and quiet line.
In Boston (617-266, anyway, which is served by a 5ESS), it's
113-xxxx, where xxxx is the last four digits of the number. It responds with a tone. If you tap ("flash") the switchhook at the tone, wait a few seconds, and hang up, the line will ring.If the original poster just wants to ring a phone that is not connected to a CO line, there are several devices that can be used as a ring generator. Among other options, the "Tele-Q" is made for live stage use, or a Western Electric 118A can be salvaged from a 1A2 system.
Wisconsin's Viking Electronics (
Cheers, -- tlvp
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