Telecommunications
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Telecommunications Department
Telecomm Tips
What are the different tones I hear on my phone and what do they mean?
A regular busy signal means that the person you are calling is on the phone. A fast busy signal means that the circuits and/or the equipment is busy. If you have dialed a number and hear three quick beeps, it means the line is busy and you have the opportunity to 'camp on'. (See the Fujitsu System Operating Instructions below.) When you 'camp on' then hang up, your phone and the phone of the party you called will ring when s/he hangs up. The three quick beeps also is a confirmation tone when you key in an access code.
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