Hi all,
I just got a Western Electric 2554BMP: wall mounted, chrome cradle, manufacture year: 1976
It rings and answers calls perfectly. It gets a dial tone, but it has problems dialing.
All of the keys produce a tone, but only "*", "0" and "#" will "register".
Here is what happen.
- pick up the receiver, get a dial tone
- press "1" or any key up to "9": a key tone is produced, however dial tone continues (that is not normal, right?)
- press "0" or "*" or "#": key tone is produced, and dial tone stops as expected.
It would seem that only 9 of the 12 keys are actually "heard", although they all produce a tone.
This is my first exposure to old telephone technology, so I don't really know where to start.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Mike