Pulse dialling and DTMF what is the difference?
All of our vintage rotary dial telephones and some (but not all) of our push button telephones are Decadic or Pulse-dialling .
This means that the decadic phones can dial out fine, and make calls. However what they cannot do is interact with voicemail which requires a DTMF or VF tone dial phone to do. It also means if you need to "press 3 for a representative" when you are calling a call centre or doing your telephone banking, a decadic phone will not work, you need a DTMF phone.
Pulse dialing, dial pulse, or loop disconnect dialing, also called rotary or decadic dialling in Australia (because up to 10 pulses are sent), is pulsing in which a direct-current pulse train is produced by interrupting a steady signal according to a fixed or formatted code for each digit and at a standard pulse repetition rate.
Dial pulsing originated with a rotary dial integrated into telephone instruments, for the purpose of signaling. Subsequent applications use electromechanical or electronic circuits to generate dial pulses.
The pulses are generated through the making and breaking of the telephone connection (smilar to flicking a light switch on and off); the audible clicks are a side effect of this. As a result, all that is really needed to dial a number with pulse dialing is a switch. Each digit in the number is represented by a different number of rapid clicks. In most countries one click is used for the digit 1, two clicks for 2, and so on, with ten clicks for the digit 0; this makes the code unary, excepting the digit 0.
Individual digits in a phone number need to be separated with a short pause so as not to merge into each other (originally, to give the uniselector rotary relays at the exchange time to rotate). In rotary systems this interdigit interval is provided by the slow rotation of the mechanical dial.
Most fixed-line phones now use dual tone multi frequency (DTMF, also called touch tone or tone dialing), supported by push-button telephones, rather than pulse dialing, but most telephone equipment retains support for pulse dialing for backward compatibility.


New reproduction Black Retro Dial Phone View other new reproduction retro rotary dial telephones here A reproduction of old retro dial telephones with modern features like tone dialling and last number redial. This phone does not have a rotating dial like our refurbished rotary dial phones you just press the number you want directly like any push button telephone. This phone will dial tone or DTMF (explained here) so you can use it on Voicemail and Telephone banking. Touchtone dialling Push-button dialling. Last number redial Redial the last number called with a single button press. Hi/Lo ringer Adjusts the volume of the ringer. Network feature compatible Including call waiting and recall. Hearing aid compatible The phone contains an inbuilt inductive coupler w click to go


a New replacement handpiece for an Grey 802 Telecom / PMG phone no earpiece or mouthpiece click


Replica Chrome Vintage Bakelite Candlestick model 38AT Telephone 1920s This is a modern replica of the Candlestick phone Type 38 that was introduced in 1912. It was commonly supplied by the PMG in Australia in the 1920s. This reproduction retro phone has all the modern features while still keeping the 1912 design. You can turn the ringer on and off. You can turn the receiver volume high and low. You have last number redial and call hold. The phone has cloth covered cords like the original Candlestick phone. The phone is heavy emulating the original candlestick telephone introduced by the PMG (Post Master Generals Department) This Telephone dials tone and decadic it has a switch so you can switch it between pulse/decadic and DTMF. This means you can use this retro reproduction rotary dial phone for voicemail/call centres etc. This phone is brand new. The replica candl more information.....


Vintage Golden Haze ACF 8081 Push button Touchfone Telephone 1980s The last of the ACF phones a Touchfone introduced in the mid 1980s. This is not a refurbished telephone this is brand new and unused and manufactured in Australia in the mid 1980s. Dials DTMF. The phone has a switchhook flash button. It comes with a standard 605 telecom plug you may need an adaptor here or other adaptors here you may need an ADSL filter information on ADSL with retro phones here) Vintage Golden Haze ACF 8081 Push button Touchfone Telephone 1980s information


Replica Chrome Vintage Bakelite King Pyramid model 162 Telephone 1930s This is a modern replica of the The King Pyramid phone that was introduced in 1929. It was supplied by the PMG in Australia in the 1930s. This Chrome reproduction retro phone has all the modern features while still keeping the 1920s design. You can turn the ringer on and off. You can turn the receiver volume high and low. You have last number redial and call hold. This Telephone dials tone and decadic it has a switch so you can switch it between pulse/decadic and DTMF. This means you can use this retro reproduction rotary dial phone for voicemail/call centres etc. This phone is brand new. The replica pyramid telephone comes with a RJ11 phone cable that fits RJ12 sockets like these. If you have old Telecom/PMG 610 sockets you may need an 610 adaptor here. or other adaptors here you may need an ADSL filter information on ADSL with retro phones here Replica Vintag further data


1950s Payphone Coin Phone Reproduction This American 3-slot style payphone was first introduced in the 1950’s and remained virtually unchanged until 1965. This coin phone will take you back to the days of phone booths red coin phones public phone boxes and 10 cent calls. While you don't have to pay for your calls with this phone now you can still enjoy the functional coin slots complete with jingle as your money is deposited into the coin bank (lock and key supplied) in the base of the unit. Retro design Push Button Dialling Redial Button Ringer on/off switch Tone/Pulse Switch Earpiece Volume Control Coin Bank Wall Mountable Does NOT require coins to make calls. Dimensions: H46.5 x W17 x D13cm The payphone comes with a RJ11 phone cable that fits RJ12 sockets like these. you may need an adaptor here or other adaptors here you may need an ADSL filter information on ADSL with retro phones here 1950s Payphone Coin Phone Reproduction click here.....


Red Nordicofon replica Ericofon Dial Phone NEW. A replica of the Swedish designed Ericofon. Has all modern telephone features - Push Button Dialling Electric Ringer Receiver and Ringer Volume Control Switch as well as Last Number Redial. The base contains the numeric key pad for dialling and to answer the phone simply lift it up similarly to hang up simply place the phone back down. This phone is brand new. The Red Nordicofon comes with a RJ11 phone cable that fits RJ12 sockets like these. If you have old Telecom/PMG 610 sockets you may need an 610 adaptor here. or other adaptors here you may need an ADSL filter information on ADSL with retro phones here Get other different coloured Ericofons and replicas - click here The History of the Ericofon The Ericofon is a Swedish telephone handset created by Ericsson. It was designed in the late 1940s by a design team including Gösta Thames Ralph Lysell and Hugo Blomberg. A more advice


2 Replacement Dial labels that fits on a Bakelite 300 PMG Rotary dial telephone and maybe other Bakelite phones. Two types of label which are 40mm wide. Just the two dial labels. If you want the dial cover you can get it here. more details.....


Rare Vintage Black Bakelite PMG 300 AT Telephone 1940s The last of the bakelite phones introduced in the 1939. They were available in black or ivory. The phone is very heavy weighing 2.3 kg. This is a rare vintage phone a 332AT PMG Bakelite. It has been cleaned and refurbished and is good mechanical order. It has a chromed "Staybrite" dial. It has some minor imperfections as would be expected on a 50 year old phone however it is in very good condition. The bells ring lound and clear and transmission is good. It is good example of a working rotary dial 70 year old telephone. Dials decadic it will not dial DTMF tones that you use for voicemail/call centres etc. However it dials telephone numbers fine information on decadic here. The bakelite black telephone comes with a standard telecom 605 plug however it can be removed has an RJ11 cable that will fit RJ 12 sockets like these. You may need an ADSL filter information on ADSL with retro phones here. Vintage Black Bakelite PMG 300 AT Telephone 1940s information


Replica Vintage Bakelite Candlestick model 38AT Telephone 1920s This is a modern replica of the Candlestick phone that was introduced in 1912. It was commonly supplied by the PMG in Australia in the 1920s. This reproduction retro phone has all the modern features while still keeping the 1912 design. You can turn the ringer on and off. You can turn the receiver volume high and low. You have last number redial and call hold. The phone has cloth covered cords like the original Candlestick phone. The phone is heavy emulating the original candlestick telephone introduced by the PMG (Post Master Generals Department) This Telephone dials tone and decadic it has a switch so you can switch it between pulse/decadic and DTMF. This means you can use this retro reproduction rotary dial phone for voicemail/call centres etc. This phone is brand new. The replica pyramid telephone comes with a RJ11 phone cable that fits RJ12 sockets like these. If you have old Telecom/PMG 610 sockets you may need an 610 adaptor here. or other adaptors here you may need an ADSL filter information on ADSL with click here
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