Thankfully, despite the old network being complete eliminated (minus a few possible locations were old equipment may exist), we do have an excellent source of what the old network sounded like. Thanks to the Phone Phreaks of the time, like Evan Doorbell, we can take a listen to what the old telephone network sounded like.
Telephone Tapes
The following audio tracks were produced and recorded by Evan Doorbell. Under no circumstances do we claim ownership to these recording. This website only seeks to redistribute these recordings and assist with the preservation of these historical sounds. You can find these tapes and many more like it on his website. These recording are being redistributed with permission.
The Sounds of Long Distance
| Description | FLAC | MP3 |
| Introduction | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 1: Calls to Centralized Intercept (February 1977, June 1976) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 2: The Hempstead-White Plains Route (June 1976) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 3: Anecdotes, Centralized Intercept, #5 Crossbar (February 1977, June 1976) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 4: An Assortments of Calls via Hempstead Tandem 3 (June 1976) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 5: Centralized Intercept Calls via New York 7 (February 1977) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 6: Calls to NY State’s 315 NPA (Summer 1977) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 7: More calls to NY State’s 315 NPA (Summer 1977) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 8: DDD from Panel, 4M Dialpulsing (1977) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 9: DDD from #1 Crossbar, ANI Failures, NX1 Sounds (1974-1977) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 10: Calls to — and through — NX1’s (1974-1976) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 11: Centralized Intercept, NX1 Test Board, NX1 Tandem calls (1974-1976) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 12: More NX1’s, Receiving a Stacked Call, Hempstead-White Plains Route (1974-1977) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 13: DDD Demo Recordings (1971-1975), SP1 Tandems (1976) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 14: SP1’s, SFing Augusta Step Tandem (1976-77) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 15: 4M & XBT Audible Dialpulsing, Calling France, Forced Reroutes (1974-1982) | FLAC | MP3 |
| Program 16: 4A’s Revertive Pulsing, Short Long Distance NYC to NJ (1974-1979) | FLAC | MP3 |