On 2-9-2014 10:26, Stephen wrote:

> In the days of local exchanges. We could connect to another phone on it
> by dialling 1234. As the system was modernised the local exchange became
> larger and to phone anyone in it you would dial 567 1237 and to dial
> outside your area 041 567 1234. The post office/BT has tried to keep
> this facility but with more sophisticated networks it is an overhead.

The good old days indeed. I remember those in France when the area code 
was a town name. Ours was Tremblay. You dialled only the first three 
letters which were written on the dial, much as letters are now given on 
cell phones.

Thomas

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