I Just Bought A Rotary Dial Phone, Ask Me A Question.

My grandma still has hers and it works great. She keeps it in the closet in case of power outages or an emergency call while the cordless is dead.

Is it yellow?

Can I consider myself wise enough to post a Thread entitled "I just ate a peanut butter and Jelly Sandwich Ask me A Question."

What is the number for 911 ???

My land-line is connected to an ATT 100.
It has a selector button for pulse or touch tone. ;-`)

Kind of that fleshy peach color. Maybe a pale yellow+peach.

But of course. Crunchy or creamy? Strawberry or Grape?

i have my dads old rotary packed away. black phone - heavy too.

push the cradle buttons (the 'disconnect' clear posts) nine times, wait 1 second, press once, wait 1 second, press once.

That's the cool thing you can do with 'em.

It's a great backup to have.

They make great improvised weapons should the need ever arise. Even have that convenient little handle under the cradle for added leverage/purchase.

I've got a volume control on the underside. Nothing else though. Darn, can't call automated numbers now....no more 'Erotic Phone Chat' for me >.<

Creamy and Grape.... I wish I had strawberry it would've made my night

Creamy and Strawberry for the win.

Now try adding some butter to the bread, then the peanut butter and jelly.

Ignore how bad it is for you, and try it once. It's freaking amazing.

My uncle still has one of those! The damn thing is huge, it looks like a payphone lol. Its either puke green or yellow, I cant remember

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Does youtube work on it?

How does it feel to have to remember all your phone numbers?

Only the audio....for now. Small LCD screen, solder, and a q tip with aluminum foil wrapped around it and it'll play the low quality videos. Well, it would if I could ask MacGuyver to walk me through it.

Hmm, I still have two of those in effect at my house.

One is orange and the dial is in the earpiece. It was expensive in the '70s, hehe, the other is a "bat phone" basic black rotary.

They still work, even when the power goes out and the cordless doesn't.

You just can't use them to contact anyone that wants you to "press 1 for English".

...I cheat, I have my cell phone handy. Barring the use of that, I have a 'Little Black Book' with a physical back up of the important numbers.

That's awesome! These things are nigh indestructible.

Thanks for the idea....an honest to God pay phone...hmm, craiglist here I come.

Plus they make a great noise when you throw them as hard as you can in fit of apoplectic rage. Generally they are unscathed too.

I forgot you could do that, you could dial a whole long phone number that way, if you were a bored kid with nothing else to do.

anyone remember Red Boxing? aka phreaking

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I still use my rotary cell phone.

lol, I can neither confirm, nor deny, that statement at this time.....Sir.

That's the third reason I picked it up...nothing like the 'CRASH RING CRUMPLE' to get a point across.

Blue box not red.