Results: The Digits You Dialed, The Numbers You Puinch...On Your Telephone
Published on 11/30/2021
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1.
1.
When you first started making local telephone calls, how many numbers did you dial, if you first used a rotary model, or punch, if the first telephone you used was touchtone (including cellular)?
4
10%
225 votes
7
57%
1302 votes
10
9%
209 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
75 votes
Not Applicable
18%
416 votes
11
3%
73 votes
2.
2.
How many digits do you currently have to push or punch (I'm going to assume all of us are no longer using rotary telephones) to make a local call?
4
3%
60 votes
7
18%
408 votes
10
55%
1261 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
23 votes
Not Applicable
17%
397 votes
11
7%
151 votes
3.
3.
I believe it's only been within the last two weeks since I've had to start using ten digits, which includes my area code, to make a local call. When I was a pre-teen, I recall having to only use the last four digits of a local telephone number to make a call. When was the last time the number of digits you've had to use to make a local call changed where you live?
Within the last year
10%
229 votes
Within the last decade
20%
467 votes
Within the last quarter-century
15%
334 votes
I don't recall!
29%
676 votes
I don't believe it's ever changed.
7%
172 votes
Not Applicable
18%
422 votes
4.
4.
I remember adapting easily to going from four to seven digits to make a local call, but going from seven to ten? I'm still forgetting every now and again! How easy or difficult was it for you to remember the number of digits you've to use to make a local call changed?
It was a cinch!
29%
668 votes
It was a bit difficult.
22%
497 votes
It was moderately difficult.
11%
245 votes
It was really pretty tough.
5%
107 votes
It's been over a year, and I'm still forgetting!
5%
116 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
16 votes
Not Applicable
28%
651 votes
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