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Telephone dial tones are one aspect of modern life that we take for granted, but there is a history there. Wikipedia offers some interesting reading on the subject. Back in 1954 when Bell Telephone, ...

My phone is dead/no dialtone, but my internet runs fine over verizon dsl in state college PA. I have a long wire running from the wall jack to my room (I live in a fraterntity house) about 100 yards.