I Remember Rotary Dial Phones

Showing my age now, but they do have a sense of nostalgia. Unfortunately, when they replace everything with fiberoptic lines, we will no longer be able to dial out on the rotary.😞 However we will still be able to receive calls.🙂 I would love to have one in my living room just for laughs and see my guests' reactions when they see it and ask 'what's that?'😁

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zonavar68 · 56-60, M

We were forced to give up normal phones here some years ago, but we don't have fibre optic lines to every premises. We still have copper for the 'last mile' .

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@zonavar68 "Normal" 'phones?

My service was like that until only a couple of months ago, when the last link to the house became fibre. I was supplied with a new router but the 'phone itself continues to work as it always did. It is a push-button one so solid-state electronic, but probably over fifteen years old, possibly >20.