Ginger Daddy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 busted .................... I hadnt thought of that ......... oh forum wise guy. I actually live in an area served by a Chesterfield telephone exchange Fair enough. That would make sense with an 01246 number. Interesting, I'll bear this in mind. Bear what in mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Just as annoying is the advert for a travel agent currently on Hallam FM. "Come and visit us at Drakeshouse Retail Park" It's Drakehouse! No S! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julado Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I'd quite like an 0114 3xx xxxx number! EDIT: Have just figured that your pet hate is the way the code is written, rather than your new 0114 3xx xxxx number!! I have an 0114 234 xxxx number from Virgin (was my old BT number) and I now have 0114 360 xxxx from Skype. So if you really want one....google Skype and get one....cost about £3 per month for unlimited landline number and skype to skype is free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 In Stocksbridge and Oughtibridge, in the eighties, you could "miss out" the "88" (Stocksbridge) and "86" (Oughtibridge) prefixes, and just dial the last four digits, and be connected. I also remember being able to dial "98" to make a call between Sheffield and my aunt's house in Barnsley. Her number was "Darton 42XX" so we'd dial 98(Barnsley) 78 (Darton) 42XX (987842XX ) None of this "01226" gubbins. Rotherham and, I think, Chesterfield also had similar "quick-dial codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamY Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Stocksbridge and Oughtibridge were two of the exchanges that had a 'Trombone' system. When you started dialling, you were connected to Sheffield exchange. If it was detected as a local call, the Sheffield connection dropped out. The 'Quick-dial codes' you mention were in fact cheats. Calls to Barnsley were local calls, but Darton was a Trunk call, and was charged at a higher rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Just as annoying is the advert for a travel agent currently on Hallam FM. "Come and visit us at Drakeshouse Retail Park" It's Drakehouse! No S! I've heard the traffic reporter refer to Eccleshall Road before! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamY Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Further background to the Trombone system: this was necessary to enable outlying 'dependant' exchanges to be given Sheffield numbers on the Strowger system. This is why you could still dial just the local numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiker Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I went to Google to look for [strowger Trombone] and this thread already ranks #2 for that search term, and the post immediately above this one is already indexed: less than an hour after posting. Fast or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamY Posted September 3, 2009 Author Share Posted September 3, 2009 Google for Strowger for some good links, especially for sounds. I was responsible for the engineering of STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialling) and ISD (International Subscriber Dialling) in Sheffield, Rotherham and Worksop. Transit Switching was introduced to complete the availability of STD in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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