Rotary Dial Phone

Cocollectif Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -  
Cocollectif Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   -
Hello everyone,

I would like to know what the equivalent of the "star" key was on a rotary dial phone. (Phone from the 70s-80s).
Because this key (as well as the pound key) did not exist at that time.
Is there a sequence of numbers to dial that is equivalent to the star key on a modern phone?
If someone could help me, I would be very grateful in advance.

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  1. nadellen Posted messages 11941 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7 353
     
    Hello
    these buttons are used to activate certain functions
    hide your number * and #
    set your phone to automatically reject unidentified calls
    call forwarding
    2-way conference
    call waiting
    message consultations
    finally, the list is long....
    these services didn't exist at that time, and we weren't talking about digital either
    so I don't believe you can remedy this with a phone of this type, which should only be used for decoration... very kitsch
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    1. Cocollectif Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      Thank you Nadellen,

      Unfortunately, I fear that your response does not really correspond to the question I was asking. That being said, I may not have expressed myself well.
      In fact, my rotary phone from the 70s-80s works like a regular phone; I can make calls and receive calls without any problems. However, this phone does not have the star and pound keys, which is problematic because nowadays, when calling platforms, we are asked to press the star key on the phone to access certain services, which I can’t do.
      So, I think there must be a code to perform to obtain these 2 keys.
      For example, imagine that by dialing the numbers 1, 3, and 6 on the phone, the combination would be equivalent to the star key.
      You see what I mean?

      Anyway, thank you anyway.
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  2. nadellen Posted messages 11941 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention   7 353
     
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    No, these buttons were invented to access these services
    your phone doesn't have these functions
    so you cannot invent them
    even with manipulations;
    of course I understood the idea
    the hash key, for example, was like a shortcut and always composed a kind of code
    but which cannot be transposed to such an old phone
    finally, I don't work for France Telecom
    still do your research, but I have strong doubts
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    1. Cocollectif Posted messages 3 Registration date   Status Member Last intervention  
       
      Oh okay!
      thank you Nadellen! :-)
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