Why do electronic operators and Voicemail services say "using the keys on your touch tone pad"?

Question

Does anyone actualy use a roterary phone anymore?

Answer 1

Yes.

Answer 2

The new Honda motorcycles have a foil sticker on the exhaust cautioning "Hot Do Not Touch".

I guess the world has to be geared to the lowest common denominator ?

Answer 3

Some programs use voice recognition and it's a little less accurate than the keys on your touch tone pad.  

As far as what you see as obvious, not everyone would know to use the keys on their touch tone pad if they were not instructed to.  

Clarity in communications is WAY, WAY important!

Siggy

Answer 4

Yeah, my Gran has this old Bakelite thing that's still directly attached to the socket - takes forever to dial a number :-)

Answer 5

Yes, there are a few  people who actually do.. They have these nostalgia phones.

Answer 6

Yes,they do.

Answer 7

Why is this in gender & women's studies????

Answer 8

Because they are trying to distract you from the fact that you have to press 2 for english. They're sneaky like that.

Answer 9

I think some older people never have changed over. I used to work with a girl who told me you have to pay extra money for touch tone and she wasn't paying it. She was cheap!