Pulse dialing is a method of dialing in which the modem sends a set of pulses for each number one pulse for the number 1, two pulses for 2, and so on.
The method used on rotary-dial telephones to signal a telephone number for automatic switching. Each digit is encoded as a series of one to ten pulses, which are brief interruptions of current flow on the line. See also DTMF.
An older method of dialing numbers that is not commonly used anymore. It uses a series of clicks to specify which number to dial.
An older method of phone dialing using breaks in DC current rather than DTMF tones to indicate the numbers being dialed. Used by rotary telephones.(empty)
A method of dialing the telephone where the modem sends pulses (which you hear through the handset as clicks) to represent the telephone numbers (one pulse for a one, two pulses for a two, etc.). Pulse dialing is normally associated with rotary-dial phones. See also "tone dialing."
Also referred to as rotary dialing, i.e., dialing with the older-style rotary dial wheel. The dial modifier ATDP sets the modem to pulse dialing, which is the default method as opposed to tone dialing (push-button touch-tone) which is enabled with ATDT. All telephone exchanges will accept older-style pulse dialing and most exchanges will accept modern tone-dialing. Tone dialing is faster and more reliable since mechanical relays and their inherent failure mechanisms are avoided.
A method that some phones use to dial numbers. It involves a series of "clicks." Most modems support this type of dialing, which is the only type available in some remote areas. The other method of dialing is tone dialing.
Older form of phone dialing, utilizing breaks in DC current to indicate the number being dialed.
Pulse dialing or loop disconnect dialing, also called Rotary or Decadic dialing in the United Kingdom (because up to 10 pulses are sent), is pulsing in which a direct-current pulse train is produced by interrupting a steady signal according to a fixed or formatted code for each digit and at a standard pulse repetition rate.