Help to design number card needed.

[dsk]

Hi
I have bought a GSM terminal officially to get an alarm calling me at the cabin, but the secret main cause is of course to get an analogue line. Now I put in a dial gizmo, and an old rotary. Probably a 500.  But how should I write the dial card?

The number will be 40096860  one like this but what to put in for 400?

Could it Be
IZZard 9
6860

??

dsk

[dsk]

Or will this be better?

Seems like the 2 first letter are the dialled ones. followed by some 1+4 digits. Since we have 8 digits The code seems to be easiest to understand as 2 digits in the name, and the rest as numbers?

dsk

[Phonesrfun]

The standard in the US was to only use the first two letters of the name.  The number of digits in the US, excluding the area code, is 7 and not 8.  So, you are stuck with inserting the extra digit somewhere.  maybe IZ 0-96860 and have 5 digits at the end.

[AE_Collector]

Well there were 3 letters for the exchange name in the US in some cities way back when. Of course with 3 letters there were only the 4 digits afterwards. So while we aren't really used to seeing 3 letters here it would allow you to get away with 3 letters and a digit, then the dash and 4 more digits. Not quite correct either way for North America or for you either D_S_K since you never used letters over there (correct?) but still a possible solution.

Terry

[Nilsog]

I think GOO would be a more funny Exchange... thats G zero zero, but still :p

[dsk]

I think I go for this, even a non collector should understand it.
Maybe not perfect, but it looks well on my 1961 black 500 telephone.

dsk