"clock is 181. 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: For times that are an exact minute, ""precisely"" is substituted for the seconds portion of the announcement. Similarly, announcements for times between the hour and one minute past the hour substitute ""o'clock"" for the (zero) minutes. Other operators run their own speaking clocks, with broadly similar formats, or redirect to BT's service. Virgin Media have their own service available by dialling 123 from a Virgin Media"
"Speaking clock A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone speaking clock service was introduced in France, in association with the Paris Observatory, on 14 February 1933. 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. Some countries have sponsored time announcements and include the sponsor's name in the"
"the number for their voicemail services. The BT Speaking Clock receives around 70 million calls a year. A separate, non-BT service to access a speaking clock using the voice of Pat Simmons, is available at 0871 976 2819. However, the number of calls it can receive at any one time is limited. Another service, available at 0871 976 2839, announces the time in different voices from the past British, American and Australian services. The service always announces UK time regardless of the voice used. There have been five permanent voices for the speaking clock. Temporary voices have been used on"
"UTC+2 without any daylight saving time so the speaking clock is the same all over the country. In Spain, the speaking clock could be heard by calling 093. Sri Lanka Telecom provides a Speaking Clock service in three languages. More details can be found on SLT telephone directories. The speaking clock (, literally ""Miss Clock"") in Sweden has been in service since 6 October 1934, and can be reached by dialling 90510 (+46 33 90510 or +46 8 90510 from outside Sweden). Four women have contributed with their voices for the service: Eva Ulvby (1934–1956), Berit Hofling (1956–1968), Ebba Beckman"
"service is available. These calls are free if made from non-mobile phones. In Moscow, the Speaking Clock number is 100 if dialed from within the city, or +7-495-100-xxxx from other countries (where x can be anything). At one time in Moscow there were advertisements before and after the announcement of the current time; this practice has since ceased. The speaking clock in South Africa is reached by dialling 1026 from fixed or mobile networks and consists of a female voice reading the time in 24-hour format, alternating between Afrikaans and English. All of South Africa is in the time zone"
"which can be reached by dialing 117 from a landline phone In the Czech Republic, the speaking clock can be reached by dialing 14112. The Danish telephone company KTAS introduced the automated time service ""Frøken Klokken"" (Miss Clock) in 1939, originally voiced by telephonist Anna Edith Sommer-Jensen (1918–2008). In 1970, a new system used the voice recordings of Marianne Germers. The service was digitised in 1993. The TDC Speaking Clock can be heard by calling +45 70 10 11 55 outside Denmark and on 70 10 11 55 within Denmark. In Finland the speaking clock service is known as ""Neiti"
"The speaking clock (, meaning ""Miss Clock"") in Norway was in service between 1932 and 15 January 2007 14h00 local time. The service could be reached by dialling 09170 ""(1999–2007),"" and 170 ""(until 1999)."" Among the women who contributed with their voices for the service were actress Randi Brennes (–1992) and Kristin Johnson (1992–2007). When the service ceased it still got about 2000–3000 calls per month. The speaking clock in Poland is known as ""Zegarynka"" which means ""the clock girl"". The service became first available in 1936 and it was using a device invented and patented in Poland. It was"
"dialing (+354) 155. All over the country, calling 20119 will connect people to the speaking clock in Persian language. The Eir speaking clock was permanently closed down on 27 August 2018. The standardised service, introduced in July 1970, ran for some 48 years. It was originally reached by dialling the short code 191, later changed to 1191. The format used was an announcement at 10 second intervals saying: ""At the signal it will be, HH:MM and XX seconds"" followed by a short high-pitched tone. All over the country calling 1455 will connect to the speaking clock in Hebrew or English"
"(1968–2000), Johanna Hermann Lundberg (2000-). The speaking clock can be reached under 161 and is bilingual in French and German with the voices alternating between the two languages, the time in German being announced at 0, 20 and 40 seconds and the time in French announced at 10, 30 and 50 seconds past the minute. In Taiwan, the speaking clock can be reached by dialing 117. To hear the local current time in Ukraine, a person can reach a service of the exact time by dialing 121 from any city in that country. In Thailand, the number of the speaking"
"on talking clocks. The following list is not exhaustive, nor is it intended to be---The International Society of Talking Clocks Collectors (ISTCC)has a Museum collection of over 800 talking clocks. Talking clock A talking clock (also called a speaking clock and an auditory clock) is a timekeeping device that presents the time as sounds. It may present the time solely as sounds, such as a phone-based time service (see ""Speaking clock"") or a clock for the hearing impaired, or may have a sound feature in addition to an analog or digital face. Although they would not be considered to be"
"an international prefix, the 002 number was changed on 3 December 1990 to 06-8002, and later to 0900-8002. Even though many people today have access to accurate time displays from digital wristwatches, mobile phones, and computers, the service still receives approximately four million calls a year, especially around New Year's Eve and whenever the clocks change in connection with daylight saving time. The speaking clock in New Zealand is run by the Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand. The service is reached by dialling 0900 45 678 (calls are 99c per minute). MSL has been running the service since 1989."
"article of the ""Turun Sanomat"" newspaper that when the company started the service in 1938 it was used 352,310 times in its starting year compared to 1300 times in September 2006. In France, the speaking clock (""horloge parlante"") has been in service since 14 February 1933. It is available on 36.99 from within France, and was formerly available from overseas by dialing +33 8.36.99.xx.xx (where x could be anything). However, since September 2011 a call placed from outside France or its territories yields only a recording indicating that the number is no longer available. In Germany, the speaking clock from"
"Deutsche Telekom is available by dialling 0180 4 100 100. At the beginning of the call, the date is announced. Another speaking clock service based in Hamburg is available by dialling 040 42 89 90 within Germany and +49 40 42 89 90 from abroad. Just the normal fixed line phone rate applies. This services just announces what the time will be at the tone in German, in a similar style to the English language services. In Greece, the speaking clock can be heard by calling 14814. The Icelandic speaking clock service (""klukkan""), provided by Síminn, can be reached by"
"mechanism to shift to the next minute. Every hour, the minute mechanism was reset (and every day the hour mechanism), the clock was accurate within one minute only. The female voice was provided by the then 24-year-old school teacher Cor Hoogendam, hence the machine was nicknamed ""Tante Cor"" (Aunt Cor). The speaking clock came into service at November 9, 1934 and could be reached by dialing 393131. The service became so popular, that in 1935 a second machine was ordered and built. In total F.H. Leeuwrik built 19 machines, one for each telephone district. Starting with the 's-Hertogenbosch exchange in"
"provided by Bezeq. The Japanese telephone company NTT provides a non-free speaking clock on the nationally universal number 117. The non-free Lattelecom speaking clock is provided in both Latvian and Russian languages and can be reached by dialing either (+371) 82154 or 82174, respectively. The precise time is given immediately upon connection, rather than after a certain signal. In Malaysia, there are two speaking clock services. The first one is obtained by dialling 1051, which is owned by SIRIM Berhad, another one can ve heard by calling 181, which is owned by LKS Group, a private group of companies. Both"
"by telephone, by calling +1 303 499-7111. WWVH (an auxiliary location in Hawaii) is available at +1 808 335-4363. In addition, the United States Naval Observatory operates two speaking clocks: in Washington, D.C. at +1 202 762 1401 or +1 202 762 1069, and in Colorado Springs, Colorado at +1 719 567 6742. These use the voice from Fred Covington (1928–1993) since 1978 and still do today. Many shortwave radio time signal services provide speaking clock services, such as WWV (voiced by John Doyle) and WWVH (voiced by Jane Barbe), operated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology from"
"message. In Australia, the number 1194 gives the speaking clock in all areas and from all providers. It is always the current time from where the call originates. A male voice, often known by Australians as George, says ""At the third stroke, it will be (hours) (minutes) and (seconds) seconds/precisely. (three beeps)"" e.g. ""At the third stroke, it will be three thirty three and forty seconds ... beep beep beep"". These are done in 10 second increments and the beep is 1 kHz. Prior to automatic systems, the subscriber rang an operator who would quote the time from a central"
"Talking clock A talking clock (also called a speaking clock and an auditory clock) is a timekeeping device that presents the time as sounds. It may present the time solely as sounds, such as a phone-based time service (see ""Speaking clock"") or a clock for the hearing impaired, or may have a sound feature in addition to an analog or digital face. Although they would not be considered to be speaking, clocks have incorporated noisemakers such as clangs, chimes, gongs, melodies, and the sounds of cuckoos or roosters from almost the beginning of the mechanical clock. Soon after Thomas Edison's"
"provides a Telephone Talking Clock service; voice announcements of Eastern Time are made every 10 seconds, followed by a tone indicating the exact time. This service is available to the general public by dialing +1 613 745-1576 for English service and +1 613 745-9426 for French service. Long-distance charges apply for those calling from outside the Ottawa/Gatineau area. The voices of the time announcements are Harry Mannis in English and Simon Durivage in French. The NRC also offers CHU as a continuous shortwave time broadcast, and an FM broadcast time signal once daily at 1:00 pm EST on the main"
"CBC Radio One and Première Chaîne networks. The Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Chilean Navy provides a toll-free speaking clock at +56 (800) 800 780. Dialing 117 in any city connects to a speaking clock that tells you the current Beijing Time. If you dial 117 via a landline or mobile phone in the country, you will still be charged for communication. Rates are charged according to the ordinary local number, generally around 0.25 RMB/minute. . Please note that despite the vast area of China, all areas keep the same time. In Bogotá, ETB provides a speaking clock service"
"1941, the number was gradually harmonized nationwide to 002 (or K 02) for all automated exchanges. Even during the Nazi occupation in World War II, the speaking clock was called over two million times a year. During World War II, 12 machines were destroyed and rebuilt after the War by the inventor himself. In 1969 this system was decommissioned and replaced by a machine that looked like a record player with three pick-up arms. The speaking clock was now much more accurate, telling the time at 10 second intervals followed by a beep, indicating the precise moment. The text was"
"05 12 00 (Dutch Language), +32 78 05 13 00 (French language) and +32 78 05 14 00 (German language). At the time of the number change, the service received 5000 calls per day. In Cambodia, the speaking clock number is 107 for Phnom Penh and 023-107 for other provinces. The call rate is KHR 300 per minute in Phnom Penh. In Canada, the National Research Council (NRC) is the federal agency responsible for official time. NRC time is referred to its primary cesium atomic clocks designed, built, and maintained at the NRC time standards laboratory in Ottawa. The NRC"
"the United States of America. To avoid disruption with devices that rely on the accurate timings and placement of the service tones from the radio, the voice recording is ""notched"" clear of some of the tones. Electronic speaking clocks and wristwatches are available, many marketed to the visually impaired. Many telephone answering machines and similar devices include a speaking clock capability so they can announce the time when a message was received. Speaking clock A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone"
"She was educated at Dollar Academy. Sara Mendes da Costa Sara Mendes da Costa (born c. 1966) from Brighton became the fourth permanent holder of the iconic role of the voice of the UK Speaking Clock, first established in 1936, at 08:00 BST on 2 April 2007. On 23 October 2006, to mark the BT clock reaching its 70th year, a competition was launched to find the new modern voice of the Speaking Clock. Applicants were invited to leave telephone recordings of their voice, with the proceeds of each call going to ""Children in Need"". Sara Mendes da Costa, a"
"1968. Several other clocks of this type followed, including one featuring Thomas the Tank Engine. One of the latest ones, the ""Talking Clever Clock"", includes a quiz button which asks questions such as ""What time is it?"", ""What time will it be in an hour?"", and ""How much time has passed between 1:00 and 2:30?"" Other educational talking clocks come in a kit designed to be assembled by children. Talking clocks can also be used with children whose learning disabilities may be partially offset by the reinforcement provided by hearing the time as well as seeing it. Talking clocks have"
"rumors that other talking clocks may have been produced afterward, it is not until around 1910 that another talking clock was introduced, when Bernhard Hiller created a clock that used a belt with a recording on it to announce the time. However, these belts were often broken by the hand-tightening required, and all attempts to reproduce the celluloid ribbon have so far failed. In 1933, the first practical use of talking clocks was seen when Ernest Esclangon created a talking telephone time service in Paris, France. On its first day, February 14, 1933, more than 140,000 calls were received. London"
"Striking clock A striking clock (also known as chiming clock) is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell or gong. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking clocks today, the clock strikes once at 1:00 A.M., twice at 2:00 A.M., continuing in this way up to twelve times at 12:00 P.M., then starts again, striking once at 1:00 P.M., twice at 2:00 P.M., up to twelve times at 12:00 A.M. The striking feature of clocks was originally more important than their clock faces; the earliest clocks struck the hours, but had no dials to enable the"
"the speaking clock was due to be replaced in the mid-1980s, British Telecom (now BT plc) launched a search for a new voice from among its employees. More than 5,000 staff entered the ""Golden Voice"" competition, which ended on 5 December 1984 when Cobby, an assistant supervisor at a telephone exchange in Withdean, Brighton, was selected from 12 finalists. The selection was broadcast live on BBC ""Breakfast Time"" from the top of BT Tower. The speaking clock had been voiced by female employees since 1936, and the other 11 finalists were female. The new speaking clock was inaugurated on 2"
"museum, claimed that the electric motor of the machine, which had been running at the institute, broke down on the same day that Pat Simmons died. A specialist telephone service provider still uses Simmons' voice.. This can be accessed by calling 0871 976 2819 from a UK line (this incurs a charge). Pat Simmons (voice actress) Pat Simmons (1920 – 29 October 2005) was the voice of the United Kingdom's Speaking Clock from 1963 until 1985. A supervisor at a London telephone exchange, in 1963 Simmons won a £500 competition to replace Jane Cain, whose voice had been used since"
"used for the service. In the latter years of this sponsorship, it cost 30 pence to call the speaking clock. Accurist announced its withdrawal from the deal and the launch of an online ""British Real Time"" website on 24 August 2008. During the Cold War, the British Telecom speaking clock network was designed to be used in case of nuclear attack to broadcast messages from Strike Command at RAF High Wycombe to HANDEL units at regional police stations. From there, automatic warning sirens could be started and alerts sent to Royal Observer Corps monitoring posts and other civil defence volunteers"
"Pat Simmons (voice actress) Pat Simmons (1920 – 29 October 2005) was the voice of the United Kingdom's Speaking Clock from 1963 until 1985. A supervisor at a London telephone exchange, in 1963 Simmons won a £500 competition to replace Jane Cain, whose voice had been used since the service began in 1936. On 2 April 1985, Pat Simmons' last words on the clock were: ""At the third stroke it will be 10:59 and 50 seconds"", followed by the voice of Brian Cobby who succeeded her in the job. In 2000, a project called TIM 2000 was run by the"
"Jane Cain Ethel Jane Cain (1 May 1909 – 19 September 1996) was a British telephonist and the original voice of the speaking clock in the United Kingdom. She was appointed in 1936 following a ""search for the girl with the golden voice"". Her voice was used from 1936 until 1963, when it was replaced by Pat Simmons. She also made a record for the GPO helping other staff improve their speaking voice and went on to become announcer for Henry Hall during one of his broadcast concerts. She was later offered a film part by Columbia Pictures under the"
"Experimental Talking Clock The Experimental Talking Clock was recorded c. 1878 by inventor Frank Lambert. It was long thought to be the world's oldest playable sound recording and is listed in both the Guinness Book of World Records and The Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound as such; however, an older phonautogram recording from 1860 by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville was reproduced for the first time in 2008 with the aid of modern technology. The talking clock is still the oldest recording that can be played back with its own mechanism, without the involvement of digital technology. The recording cylinder of the"