Technology & Internet Do you know how to use a Rotary Telephone? (Page 2) Still-alive Follow Guru Age: 40 Follow FacebookTwitterWhatsApp 12 Do you know how to use a Rotary Telephone? Post Opinion 61 Opinion Like Share Follow 3 likes
bolverk Follow Guru Age: 61 +1 y kids today are fascinated by them and are confused that you cannot use them for text messages. 1 2 Reply Still-alive +1 y does it make you feel superior to them? Reply bolverk +1 y No, just old Reply
u NathanDavis Follow Master Age: 34 , mho 34% +1 y 637 opinions shared on Technology & Internet topic. in theory, yes... my greatgrandma had one, not sure I actually made a call with it though... lol 2 0 Reply
EnglishEuropean Follow Yoda Age: 64 +1 y Did you know the old rotary telephone is the reason that emergency numbers are 999 (UK) and 911 (US) because they are supposed to be easier to dial, e. g. if you can't see the dial.My parents used to have one. 1 0 Reply
wankiam Follow Master Age: 57 , mho 31% +1 y 439 opinions shared on Technology & Internet topic. im 54 so yeah but its funny when you ask a youngster if they could ring out on it 1 0 Reply
Lori11 Follow Xper 6 Age: 22 , mho 31% +1 y I used to play with my grandma's phone. At the end she decided to disconnect it to let me play, lol. 1 0 Reply
Oigit Follow Guru Age: 40 , mho 48% +1 y I do and I do want a old phone where you had to stand in front of it and hold up the ear piece. 1 0 Reply
Jaximus-Lion Follow Guru Age: 39 , mho 31% +1 y Born in 1984! I know how use this without a problem. 1 0 Reply
DonkeyDan Follow Guru Age: 47 , mho 33% +1 y Oh yes, we didn't get a push button phone until I was well into my teens. 1 0 Reply
u BCRanger10 Follow Master Age: 36 , mho 34% +1 y Yes. My dear departed grandparents had one at their house. 1 0 Reply
MrKinktastic Follow Guru Age: 34 , mho 40% +1 y My Granny used to have one like that when I was a kid so I learned to use it then 1 0 Reply
bean2k21 Follow Guru Age: 43 +1 y Remember back when we had to memorize girls' phone numbers? And yet, I somehow had more girlfriends. 1 0 Reply
Fireguy17 Follow Guru Age: 59 +1 y Yes, it is what we had growing up, and party lines.We were in a very rural area. 1 0 Reply
Wiredone Follow Guru Age: 55 +1 y It took forever to dial a phone number. My parents eventually got the push button phone which was quicker 1 0 Reply
Seangreen Follow Xper 6 Age: 41 +1 y Some of those guys are lying. If they were born after 1990 I highly suspect bullshit 1 0 Reply
Texaskid1 Follow Guru Age: 47 +1 y Yup , we had one back in the day. I have not seen one since the early 90's. 1 0 Reply
pleasestopthis Follow Guru Age: 30 +1 y Yes, I know how to use them. My grandpa had one of these and I loved it, it was so cool. 1 0 Reply
Pogi-Paddy-2 Follow Xper 7 Age: 56 +1 y In my house, this is pre-cell phone part of my life when you didn't have to go home until the street lights came on 🤣 1 0 Reply
Likes2drive Follow Master Age: 57 +1 y 945 opinions shared on Technology & Internet topic. Yeah I definitely do, I have some old ones laying in storage and an old pay phone 1 0 Reply
ChiPaPa Follow Guru Age: 33 +1 y Yup. I had a landline for a long time and my grandma had a rotary phone. 1 0 Reply
Snakeyes7 Follow Guru Age: 26 +1 y I've seen how it was used in old black and white movies. 1 0 Reply
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kids today are fascinated by them and are confused that you cannot use them for text messages.
does it make you feel superior to them?
No, just old
in theory, yes... my greatgrandma had one, not sure I actually made a call with it though... lol
Did you know the old rotary telephone is the reason that emergency numbers are 999 (UK) and 911 (US) because they are supposed to be easier to dial, e. g. if you can't see the dial.
My parents used to have one.
im 54 so yeah but its funny when you ask a youngster if they could ring out on it
I used to play with my grandma's phone. At the end she decided to disconnect it to let me play, lol.
I do and I do want a old phone where you had to stand in front of it and hold up the ear piece.
Born in 1984! I know how use this without a problem.
Oh yes, we didn't get a push button phone until I was well into my teens.
Yes. My dear departed grandparents had one at their house.
My Granny used to have one like that when I was a kid so I learned to use it then
Remember back when we had to memorize girls' phone numbers? And yet, I somehow had more girlfriends.
Yes, it is what we had growing up, and party lines.
We were in a very rural area.
It took forever to dial a phone number. My parents eventually got the push button phone which was quicker
Some of those guys are lying. If they were born after 1990 I highly suspect bullshit
Yup , we had one back in the day. I have not seen one since the early 90's.
Yes, I know how to use them. My grandpa had one of these and I loved it, it was so cool.
In my house, this is pre-cell phone part of my life when you didn't have to go home until the street lights came on 🤣
Yeah I definitely do, I have some old ones laying in storage and an old pay phone
Yup. I had a landline for a long time and my grandma had a rotary phone.
I've seen how it was used in old black and white movies.