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The one that was bolted to the kitchen wall when I was a kid was black with a rotary dial. We replaced it with avocado green in the 70âs, but it still had a rotary dial.
Ours was on a telephone table in the living room. We had a party line until I was about 4 or 5, and I still remember my mother snarling at busybodies listening in.
Aaaaaah! My favorite phone! I still have two landlinesâŠone on the kitchen wall and a Princess phone in the family room. I can talk and walk around with the 25â cord!
I know the same can be done with a cellâs speaker(ugh). But itâs not the same! âșïžItâs hard to hold a cell on your shoulder, also!
Theyâre nothing compared to the Candlestick Phone. The receiver was hung to the side in a cradle type hook. We had âparty linesâ and operators who, when the receiver was picked up, she would say, Number Please! Then you told her the number you were trying to reach! At times, there were 2-3 other parties on the same line and couldnât make a call unless they were off. Some were very rude and wouldnât get off the line for hours.
If texting had come first, we would think how wonderful that now we could just speak to each other and not have to press those tiny letters with our fat fingers.
I just lost my phone today. Tried to call my housemate to see if I left it at home, but she didnât recognize the number I called from and assumed it was spam. My number is suspended until further notice, and I donât have a landline to reach out to family to let them know.
Sue Ellen almost 2 years ago
The one that was bolted to the kitchen wall when I was a kid was black with a rotary dial. We replaced it with avocado green in the 70âs, but it still had a rotary dial.
C almost 2 years ago
Golly, what will they think of next?
FreyjaRN Premium Member almost 2 years ago
We still have a landline for emergencies.
backyardcowboy almost 2 years ago
Rotary dial phones: the Original Circle of Life.
BigBoy almost 2 years ago
I use the ringtone that sounds like a land line. Makes me laugh every time. Some people are looking at walls and desks to see where it is
Dobie Premium Member almost 2 years ago
What the heck is that thing?
And why did you hang it on the wall? What⊠is it a trophy?
Carl Premium Member almost 2 years ago
OTOH I rarely see this generation making calls. Ever notice that in many media its rarely called a âcell phoneâ but rather a âmobileâ?
ladykat Premium Member almost 2 years ago
Ours was on a telephone table in the living room. We had a party line until I was about 4 or 5, and I still remember my mother snarling at busybodies listening in.
Zebrastripes almost 2 years ago
Aaaaaah! My favorite phone! I still have two landlinesâŠone on the kitchen wall and a Princess phone in the family room. I can talk and walk around with the 25â cord!
I know the same can be done with a cellâs speaker(ugh). But itâs not the same! âșïžItâs hard to hold a cell on your shoulder, also!
Theyâre nothing compared to the Candlestick Phone. The receiver was hung to the side in a cradle type hook. We had âparty linesâ and operators who, when the receiver was picked up, she would say, Number Please! Then you told her the number you were trying to reach! At times, there were 2-3 other parties on the same line and couldnât make a call unless they were off. Some were very rude and wouldnât get off the line for hours.
Howard'sMyHero almost 2 years ago
Not one, but TWO ringy dingies âŠ!
cactusbob333 almost 2 years ago
If texting had come first, we would think how wonderful that now we could just speak to each other and not have to press those tiny letters with our fat fingers.
crazeekatlady almost 2 years ago
I just lost my phone today. Tried to call my housemate to see if I left it at home, but she didnât recognize the number I called from and assumed it was spam. My number is suspended until further notice, and I donât have a landline to reach out to family to let them know.