dialling tone

Examples (20)

• I picked up the phone, but there was no dialling tone.
• I picked up the receiver, but there was no dialling tone.
• Can you hear a dialling tone when you lift the receiver?
• After a moment, she heard the familiar dialling tone and began to punch in the number.
• After the storm, we had no electricity and no dialling tone for days.
• The phone line was dead; I couldn't even get a dialling tone.
• The steady hum of the dialling tone was reassuring.
• In the old days, you had to wait for the dialling tone before making a call.
• The technician confirmed that the absence of a dialling tone indicated a line fault.
• Is anyone else having trouble? I'm not getting a dialling tone on my landline.
• First, lift the handset and listen for the dialling tone before entering the number.
• The crisp dialling tone confirmed the line was active and ready for use.
• If you don't hear a dialling tone, try unplugging the phone and plugging it back in.
• He lifted the handset, listened for the dialling tone, and then proceeded to dial.
• All I could hear was a strange crackling noise instead of the usual dialling tone.
• Modern mobile phones don't have a dialling tone like traditional landlines.
• On older rotary phones, you had to wait for the dialling tone before you could start turning the dial.
• If you don't hear a dialling tone, try hanging up and picking up again.
• The system is designed to provide an immediate dialling tone once the receiver is lifted.
• The sudden absence of the dialling tone indicated a problem with the telephone service.