British Telecom VANGUARD, User Manual

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SECTION 6
USING VANGUARD WITH
MODERN NETWORK
SERVICES
6.1 Why have different dialling
settings
Your new Vanguard is a dual dialling
telephone which means it is designed to help
you to get the best from British Telecom's
increasingly modern network. This section
of the booklet explains how to do this.
There is a switch on the right hand
side of your Vanguard , towards the front,
marked LD/MFT/MFE. At the moment, for
most customers LD (Loop Disconnect)
pulse dialling is the correct position to allow
calls to be made and received as many
exchanges still use this standard method of
signalling. It appears as a series of
pulses
or clicks in the earpiece as the number is
sent down the telephone line to the
exchange.
However British Telecom is rapidly
installing brand new telephone exchanges
throughout the country that use a digital
tone system of dialling called
TouchTone.
Although the new exchanges will still react
to the old method of signalling, it's best to
check to see if you are served by one of
these new exchanges.
6.2 Your Exchange
The modernisation of all exchanges will take
some time to complete so at the moment we
have customers on both types of exchange.
To find out what exchange you are
connected to you can carry out the simple
test described in Section 2.3 or call your
local British Telecom Sales Office - the
number's in the Phone Book.
If you are currently connected to one of
the older exchanges we shall write to you
about
6 months before your exchange is
modernised.
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REMEMBER - you will only get the best
possible service if the switch on your
telephone is set to match your exchange.
Details on how to do this are in
Section
2.3.
6.3 What it means to you
British Telecom's network of telephone
exchanges is currently being modernised to
bring customers the benefits of the latest
technology. When it is complete the
modernisation will make a big difference to
you. You will be able to enjoy:
- calls connected the instant you have
dialled the last digit
- clearer lines and better speech
reception
- the use of advanced British Telecom
services such as Star Services
6.4 Using New Network Based
Services
There are a growing number of telephone
services available over the phone; such as
home banking and financial information.
These are used simply by calling an
advertised number and then, via the keypad,
entering the numbers required to access the
service.
If you can make calls with the dialling
switch set to the TouchTone setting, then
just dial the required number and follow the
verbal instructions.
If you are on an exchange that still uses
the switch in LD pulse mode the Vanguard,
because it has a dual dialling ability, will still
enable you to take advantage of some of
these services. After dialling up the service
in the usual way, You will need to switch into
the
TouchTone mode when instructed to do
so. With Vanguard you do this simply by
pressing the
* key at the appropriate time,
followed by the required numbers.