Steve Forrette <forrette@cory.berkeley.edu> (05/25/90)
In article <8216@accuvax.nwu.edu> you write: X-Telecom-Digest: Volume 10, Issue 381, Message 8 of 12 >> If you are considering doing business in Eastern Europe, >> call Salomon Brothers in East Berlin at 49-161-2610935. >At the time of this writing, you get the recording "Zu diesem >Anschluss besteht zur Zeit keine Funkverbindung" which means "There is >currently no radio contact with this station." The phone is turned >off or has been out of range for a long time; there's a different >recording if the phone is out of range but has been within range in >the last few minutes. All right, all right, you guys have really done it this time! I wanted to hear the German recording for myself, so I gave it a try. After a few seconds there was a single frequency tone that came on and off about every second. I thought "Hm, I wonder what that means?" I quickly inferred that it was a RINGING sound, as a click was heard, then "Goodentag" or however you spell it. A moment later, it was followed by a "uh, Hello?" I can't wait to get the bill!