Rotary Dial on Digital Voice

[SA_Kelv]

I moved to this address a year ago. I brought a rotary dial phone with me but it doesn't seem to work when I plug it in. It worked fine for years at my previous (TalkTalk) address. I'm aware of its digital menu limitation & that it can't be used for "Press 1 for xxxx", I just want to to use it to take & make some calls. I have Digital Voice.

Can you tell me what I have to do to make it work please.

Thanks.

[jac_95]

Hi SA_Kelv

📢BT's Digital Voice service is BT Consumer's VoIP/Internet based fixed line voice service and is the replacement service to your current voice service you have today as the analogue PSTN phone network is closing by 2025. Between 2021 and 2025 those with a voice service from BT will be migrated onto the Digital Voice Service.

ℹ️ Please take a look at the FAQs on moving to Digital Voice as it may help answer your question.

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[licquorice]

Loop disconnect dialling won't work on Digital Voice. You either need to buy a loop disconnect to tone converter device or give up with the rotary dial phone.

[SA_Kelv]

Thanks for the info, I've located a pulse to tone converter on the wonderful world of Ebay which seems to be the ticket.

Not prepared to give up on the rotary phone I'm afraid(!)

[licquorice]

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@SA_Kelv wrote:

Not prepared to give up on the rotary phone I'm afraid(!)

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I assume you have a tone phone as well otherwise it must make calling many places interesting without being able to select an appropriate option. Although when you get the converter, I guess you will be able to use the dial to select options. 😁

[SA_Kelv]

Yes I've got a tone phone for the sheer thrill of all those endless menuing options for when my call's really important to them (...)

But I like to keep things from the 50s/60s running, like old radios & old phones like this.

Maybe it's me 🙂

[licquorice]

Do your old radios still get The Navy Lark and The Clitheroe Kid? 😂😂

[SA_Kelv]

They certainly do - Jimmy Clitheroe featuring Alfie, his sister's daft boyfriend with his Vespa & his speech impediment.

Mostly I play back MP3s through them of Johnny Morris's travel shows & the wonderful Round The Horne, the unparalleled genius of Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick & co. All rather sad I suppose.

[licquorice]

Wonderful 😃😃😃