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clifto wrote:
> Jer wrote:
>
>>griff wrote:
>>
>>>What would be the difference in setting the DTMF setting to long or short?
>>>
>>>Is there a benefit using one over the other?
>>
>>I've not known that setting to have any impact on the actual length of
>>tones generated. Why that setting even exists is beyond me.
>
>
> A few things in my calling pattern -- my own answering machine, my
> friend's pager -- require long tones.
>
> Is there any advantage to using short tones?
There can be disadvantages to both. I have my phone set to short tones.
I found that if I had it set to long tones and the network was
clipping at the time I was dialing in a code or account number, it would
detect the long tone as two digits.
On the flip side if I had it set to short tones, and the network was
clipping, it would not detect digits.
I chose short tones because on average, it works better for me.
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