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Old 12-07-2002, 03:48 AM   #5
parasite of this town (tdn $upporter)
 
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actually..

All phones make exactly the same tones in terms of pitch when different keys are pressed. This is why whenever you use an automated messaging system it will work from any touch-tone phone. I used to have the knack of being able to pick out tones from hearing them (don't ask why ;) but I'm really out of practice. I'm sure somebody could do this, however.

But.. here's the caveat. If you take any sequence of numbers you are bound to be able to find some hidden message if you try hard enough. This might be an interesting diversion to attempt just on the merits of being different and fun, but any meaning derived from this that isn't Straight From the Horse's Mouth(tm) should be viewed with *extreme* skepticism. If you give me an arbitrary sequence of numbers and a few days to play with them I can gaurantee I'll return a "secret message" that would blow your mind if you didn't know better.
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