do i really need 'dial tone line' on my telephone?

Question

I was reading through my phone's owners manual and realized there is a feature that allows for 'temporary tone dialing' if I have pulse service. What is pulse service anyway? I pay about $7 per month for this 'dial tone line' which is $84 per year. Could I go without it ? if so does this mean i would have pulse service instead? .......note: I don't use my phone all that often however I do have DSL internet service

Answer 1

the tone and pluse that they are talking about is the "touch tone" or rotary pulse dialing... all phone lines now adays are equiped with touch tone dialing, back when they changed from rotary phones to touch tone phones this used to be an optional feature with additional charges... but it is now included.. many phone services do not accept pulse dialing, such as most of the VoIP carriers....

you can switch from tone to pulse dialing with most phones with a switch on the side...

you do not "need" dial tone... dial tone was created as a way to let you know that your line is working... way back there used to be no dial tone, so it was difficult to tell if there was a fault on your line.. so while the need to have dial tone is not required for phone service to work, it has for a long time now been the way for the phone company to let you know the line ie clear, and you can dial a number... so, with out dialtone now a days... you will not have voice service on your phone line...

Answer 2

You're gettin 2 things confused! :)

You need a "dial tone line" or you can't make or receive fone calls.

The pulse/tone switch is for old fashioned telephone switching systems that understood pulse dialing but not DTMF (tone) dialing.

You're just gettin the two things confused. Without the dial tone line, you couldn't make or receive fone calls. :)

~Cindy! :)

Answer 3

Unplug each and all of the telephones and faxes from that line. leave unplugged for 30 minnutes. This provide it time to "line reset" plug up one telephone or fax at a time. examine each and each. despite if that's a nasty device inflicting issue you have the capacity to discover it that way.