Telecom Eireann / Eircom use a guy called Connor Mullen, brother of U2's larry mullen to voice all of their announcements as part of their whole brand image. When they relaunched as eircom they came out with their own font and voice as part of the image.
This web page gives you an idea of what EVERY eircom service sounds like. There's also a branded female voice on directory enquiries and operator services.. very posh but friendly sounding.
The crossbar switches i've seen in operation were a LOT quietier than that. You just heard lots of gentle clicking as relays moved around. Sounded a lot like a lot of people typing on very "clicky" 1980s keyboards. That SxS sounds like something out of a victorian cotton mill!
http://www.tones.plus.com/sounds/menagerie/TTDUBLIN.WAV is prob. a test number from one of the last remaining Ericsson ARF switch in dublin 10+ yrs ago.
[This message has been edited by djk (edited 09-19-2003).]
[This message has been edited by djk (edited 09-19-2003).]
