It all depends on how far back you want to go. The first phones were only ever connected to an operator. The operator would answer when you lifted the handset and they (invariably women) would connect you to the person you wanted, by plugging jack plugs into a board.
Automatic dialling was invented by an undertaker, called Almon Brown Strowger, when he discovered that his trade was being passed to a competitor, by the telephone operator.
To dial, you put your finger in the hole, corresponding to the number, pull the dial ring right round to the finger stop, then remove your finger.
The dial would return under spring pressure. In doing so, the switch inside, would intterupt the voltage on the line, in precise pulses. The pulse would cause an automatic switch to move at the exchange, selecting a line at each pulse and stopping at the final pulse, selecting the final line.
As more phones came on line, more numbers were required. Each successive turn of the dial would operate a sequence of switches at the exchange. After each number the pulse would be passed to another switch. The last correct number, would connect you to the person you wanted.
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Usually, the term "dial-up number" refers to the phone number you dial with your modem for dial-up Internet.
It is the number you dial to ring their phone.
First Pick Up The Phone Then Dial *67 And Then Dial The Number
Type your answer here... Sun dial, Water clock, Pendulum clock
011354<phone number>
depending on the phone you have to dial Star (*) 69 or star (*) 67
You dial +34, then the Tenerife phone number.
To dial an Italian phone number, first dial the international dialing code for Italy, which is 39. Then, dial the Italian area code (usually starting with 0) followed by the local phone number. Make sure to include the full number, including any additional digits or extensions.
For outgoing Comcast phone calls. Dial *82 before you dial your intended number to unblock your phone number for one phone call.
No, you have to hit the send button on cell phone in order for your phone to actually dial the number. On a home phone, there is no send button so you simply just dial the number.
You can dial *67 and then the number, and your number will show up as "unknown."