8 Dec
1998
8 Dec
'98
8:41 a.m.
On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
That's roughly how it is in the UK at the moment.
All devices 'directly
or indirectly connected' to the phone system have to be approved. This
includes acoustic couplers, BTW, which have to be unable to send certain
tones down the line.
Why? Is the UK public network still using in-band signaling? We can't
blue box in the states anymore. Most of the switches nationwide have been
upgraded to digital, out-of-band signaling.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar(a)siconic.com
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