[Vigilanteman]

I vaguely remember when we kids "discovered" the tricks to pulse dialing. Don't ever recall doing the subtractive technique, but we did do the hangup technique a number of times.

Then there was the 11911 technique. Dial that number and your phone rang back. Never could figure out why. But it was awfully handy when you wanted to call someone to dinner and you knew they were near an extension.

We didn't even have extensions until 1969 or so when my parents bought a rural house from a guy who worked for the phone company.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Then there was the 11911 technique. Dial that number and your phone rang back. Never could figure out why.

Diagnostic for phone company line techs. You don’t want to have to call an operator, give them a number, and then wait for them to dial it to check whether incoming calls are working.