Contemporary Telephone Tones used within the United Kingdom Public Telephone Network

 

These WAV files contain example samples of the telephone tones currently being used in the UK public telephone network.

 

Tone	Meaning
Dial Tone	Please dial the number you require (continuous tone)
Ring Tone	The number you have dialled is is ringing
Busy Tone	The called subscriber's line is engaged on another call
Equipment Engaged Tone	The equipment in the telephone network is busy - please try later
Number Unobtainable Tone	The number you have dialled is not a valid number/code (continuous tone)

 
 

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