If you mean what number you used to dial before it changed to 123 - it was 8081
The Speaking Clock began on the 24th of July 1936, and the 999 emergency service was started 11 months later, on the 30th of June 1937
It is: 123+123 = 246
123 + 123 = 246 poo faces
1 × 123 = 123 3 × 41 = 123
The sum of 123 is 123.
From a UK landline - 123. From a mobile 08455 19 15 23
The UK Speaking Clock can be reached by dialling 123 from any BT land line. The number varies for other network providers and cannot be reached at all from phones using the Orange or 3 networks.
Speaking Clock is now known by BT as 'Timeline' From most telephone lines in the UK it is 123. The current BT cost (Jan 2012) is 32.05p inc vat from residential lines and 51.06 for business lines - See http://www.bt.com/pricing/current/Call_Charges_boo/0016_d0e19859.htm#0016-d0e19859 The old 1960's GPO Speaking Clock is still running on 01352 83 8081 and is charged as a normal 'geographic' number - free on many packages. 8081 was the code for the Speaking Clock in most areas outside London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh where its used to be 846 (or TIM on the old lettered dials) 123 is not available on Orange and one or two other mobile networks.
The speaking clock in the UK started on July 24, 1936.
FACT!
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Strictly speaking, Big Ben is a bell, not a clock, but given that the name is usually associated with the clock, the answer is yes, it is the tallest tower-clock, although there may be others that are higher off the ground!
Kuckucksuhr or Cokooclock.
Strictly speaking, Big Ben is the name of the bell that is contained within the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. It is a common misnomer to call the clock Big Ben.
The mouse ran up the clock.
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Speaking Louder Than Before was created in 2008-05.