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@Impish4249 @allanb

Rotary phones were in use long after that in Canada, and probably other places, but touch-tone was also available. In the late 80s/early 90s I still had a line that would only do pulse dialing, because touch-tone dialing was an add-on charge with the phone company where I lived.

It was a significant amount; just adding touch-tone support increased the monthly bill by almost 10%. Yes, this was a BS charge, because it was just a flag they set on your account. It didn't cost them anything to provide tone dialing. They still do the same thing with caller-ID, so I don't have it. "We don't care. We're the phone company; we don't have to."

At the time, many (perhaps most) phones you could buy had push-button dialing, but there was a switch on the phone to choose pulse or tone dialing. If you set it to pulse, you'd push the 7 button, and then you'd hear 7 clicks, etc.

So kind of "hybrid dialing".

So this Thursday I will be doing something I haven't done since... maybe middle school (which is about 45 years ago!)... participating in a Spelling Bee! 🐝 🤣

Organized as a fundraiser by the Burlington Rotary Club, I'll be competing as part of a team of three, which seems like that should be helpful, but we'll see!

If you are in the general Burlington, #Vermont, area, you are welcome to come and watch:

burlingtonvtrotary.org/page/sp

burlingtonvtrotary.org Join Us for our Annual Spelling Bee Fundraising Event | Rotary Club of Burlington The Rotary Club of Burlington Vermont has been serving the community for more than 100 years!