I was looking into ordering some new keypad buttons for my spectra's and just happen to notice that ther is every letter but Z.
Why is there no letter Z on a DTMF Keypad
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Why is there no letter Z on a DTMF Keypad
Was just wondering if any one has noticed or would have any info on this.
I was looking into ordering some new keypad buttons for my spectra's and just happen to notice that ther is every letter but Z.
I was looking into ordering some new keypad buttons for my spectra's and just happen to notice that ther is every letter but Z.
http://phonetic.com/phrames/trivia.html
This is, in essence, the same explanation that I've heard for over 30 years from old telco guys, both Bell and Indie.
This is, in essence, the same explanation that I've heard for over 30 years from old telco guys, both Bell and Indie.
Re: Why is there no letter Z on a DTMF Keypad
The "keypad" follows the telephone company dial pad, commonaly known as a "DTMF keypad".
The letters q and Z were not part of the telephone exchange names and were not needed on the new pushbutton phones.
Example of a telephone number back when the "push button dial pad was intruduced.... CL 2156, CA 4456, ELgin 4658,.. ect..
The letters q and Z were not part of the telephone exchange names and were not needed on the new pushbutton phones.
Example of a telephone number back when the "push button dial pad was intruduced.... CL 2156, CA 4456, ELgin 4658,.. ect..