Matt L
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the one you ring up (just bin on about it on the radio)
but has anyone on here ever rung it?
1) is it free?
2) how many peopl have actually bin that desperate to find out the time that they ring up a phone number to find out  .
never used it but thinking about its really quite useless (which is why i wondered if it was free)
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Cavey
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Don't think it is free, and i agree, surely there's enough ways to find the time without having to phone someone?
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Hammer
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It's expensive, or it used to be anyway.
They've done a Comic Relief one just now have they not?
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Tiger
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50p a throw I reckon
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Fro
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Not cheap, and all the phones i use have a clock on them 
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C2RL R
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didn't it used to be free?
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paul.mitchell1984
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Registered: 31st Aug 06
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no idea if its free but we have to use it 2 times a day at work to check that all our servers are running the correct time 
chris moyles during the day (blows rasberries)and some woman at night (that kisses) at the minute, use to be tinkerbell which was highl;y annoying
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John
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Phoning the talking clock to check servers are at the correct time
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Matt L
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Phoning the talking clock to check servers are at the correct time
thats what teletext is for and thats free 
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John
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There are many ways i'd use before phoning the talking clock, even if they for some reason don't have one single internet connection.
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BluKoo
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I use the talking clock now and again to find out the exact time.
For instance, when i've woken up, hungover and remembered the clocks either go back or forward, and even worse, can't remember if i changed my watch/clock yet.
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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9/10 phones have the time on them nowadays
Bit silly picking it up and using it to call the talking clock
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
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We use it all the time at work, something to do.
Although once we did have a customer who made us ring it to prove to a it was infact 7.59pm and we were not yet shut (8pm)
Marcy Marc 
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ShEp
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I'd tell them to kiss root tbh
We shut at 5:30pm
No jobs taken in after 5.05pm told to come back 2moro
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Mike
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quote:
Originally posted by Haimsey
We use it all the time at work, something to do.
Although once we did have a customer who made us ring it to prove to a it was infact 7.59pm and we were not yet shut (8pm)
Did you take your time? 
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paul.mitchell1984
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quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
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Originally posted by John
Phoning the talking clock to check servers are at the correct time
thats what teletext is for and thats free
ye we deal with live time transactions for all the major banks so if its out by over 15 secons it causes or can cause issues with the settlment runs done in a day
why does that seem so hard to believe
also teletext is another option, just 1 issue of we dont have a tv ....
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Haimsey
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
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Originally posted by Haimsey
We use it all the time at work, something to do.
Although once we did have a customer who made us ring it to prove to a it was infact 7.59pm and we were not yet shut (8pm)
Did you take your time?
We were up for it because we really thought it was gone 8pm Our confidence was soon shot down
Marcy Marc
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John
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quote:
Originally posted by paul.mitchell1984
quote:
Originally posted by Matt L
quote:
Originally posted by John
Phoning the talking clock to check servers are at the correct time
thats what teletext is for and thats free
ye we deal with live time transactions for all the major banks so if its out by over 15 secons it causes or can cause issues with the settlment runs done in a day
why does that seem so hard to believe
also teletext is another option, just 1 issue of we dont have a tv ....
So you need accurate time and you use the talking clock, thats even more
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gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
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where I used to work we used to do it at work for a laugh and put it out over the tannoy
They banned the number after a while so I assume they got a hefty bill 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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gez bay
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couldn't you phone 100 and ask the operator for the time??
dontknow if they still do it though
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paul.mitchell1984
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quote:
Originally posted by John
quote:
Originally posted by paul.mitchell1984
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Originally posted by Matt L
quote:
Originally posted by John
Phoning the talking clock to check servers are at the correct time
thats what teletext is for and thats free
ye we deal with live time transactions for all the major banks so if its out by over 15 secons it causes or can cause issues with the settlment runs done in a day
why does that seem so hard to believe
also teletext is another option, just 1 issue of we dont have a tv ....
So you need accurate time and you use the talking clock, thats even more
well since its the most accurate time possible yes
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John
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It's not more accurate than synchronising them with nist automatically, or even having a radio controlled clock, or a gps based time server, that's just 3 off the top of my head, nist being by far the simplest if there is an internet connection available.
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