Is the speaking clock still available?
Is the speaking clock still available?
BRITAIN’S famous speaking clock may have been introduced in 1936 but it still keeps perfect time for the 30 million people who use the service each year. At the third stroke the speaking clock will be 80 years old precisely. It is still ticking on and offering accurate timekeeping, like a relic of a bygone age.
What number did you dial for the speaking clock?
Find the precise time by dialling 123 to hear the BT speaking clock (Timeline). The time is announced every ten seconds.
What happened to the talking clock?
The changeover occurred at 12 noon, September 12, 1990. Each state capital had a digital speaking clock for the local time of day with one access number for all Australia, 1194. Telstra ended the 1194 service on the midnight of October 1, 2019 and Australians no longer have access to this service.
What was the Speaking Clock number UK?
123
In the United Kingdom, the speaking clock can be reached by dialling 123 on a BT phone line; the number may vary on other networks. Every ten seconds, a voice announces: At the third stroke, the time from BT will be (hour) (minute) and (second) seconds.
What is Telstra talking clock?
The format of the service is similar to that of radio time signal services. At set intervals (e.g. ten seconds) a voice announces (for example) “At the third stroke, the time will be twelve forty-six and ten seconds…”, with three beeps following.
Where does the speaking clock get its time?
The Speaking Clock gets its time from the atomic clocks at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s official time-keeper. The clocks keep the time accurate to within one second in three million years, which means the error in a day or a week is minuscule.
Do other operators run their own speaking clocks?
Other operators run their own speaking clocks, with broadly similar formats, or redirect to BT’s service. At one time in Moscow there were advertisements before and after the announcement of the current time; this practice has since ceased.
How much does it cost to call the speaking clock?
In 1986, BT allowed Accurist to sponsor its franchise, the first time a sponsor had been used for the service. In the latter years of this sponsorship, it cost 30 pence to call the speaking clock.
What is the number of the speaking clock in Italy?
In Italy, the number of the speaking clock (“il numero dell’ora esatta”, “the exact time number”) was originally 16, the time was given by a recorded female voice. In the mid-seventies, 16 was replaced by 161. Presently, the number to be dialled is 4261.
