swarup@uiucdcsb.CS.UIUC.EDU (11/14/85)
To summarize all the responses to an earlier note (note 8) requesting
information about the compatibility of American phones with the Indian phone
system :
(i) American phones (rotary (dial) & simulated rotary (pushbutton) and not
touch tone) work perfectly in India. (based on first hand knowledge of
several netters)
(ii) Modular adaptors are available to access the leads of the phones and
connect them to the two wires of Indian phone lines. Note that only
two (red and green?) of the four leads of the phone are active - the
other two are used only by intercom equipment. Polarity is
irrelevant (strange 'cuz I could have sworn that Indian phones required
a dc supply).
(iii) taking cordless phones to India is now legal provided you declare it and
pay a Rs. 300/yr licensing charge. (info. obtained by a netter from the
Indian consulate in Washington D.C.)
Thanks to all those who responded.
Vipin Swarup,
Dept. of Computer Science,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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