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There is often a scene of the author waiting patiently, against the dial tone, to sign in to AOL.
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
Calls to police precincts Tuesday evening dropped without a dial tone.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
For five months, the spacecraft transmitted unusable data equivalent to a dial tone.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2024
When the lights go out and the cell phones go dark, that click and dial tone are often the last resort.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
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Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
Calls to police precincts Tuesday evening dropped without a dial tone.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
For five months, the spacecraft transmitted unusable data equivalent to a dial tone.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2024
When the lights go out and the cell phones go dark, that click and dial tone are often the last resort.
—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Dial tone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dial%20tone. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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