Time of day calling it quits at AT & T

[red_october]

The GTE

This was my grandmother's. I love it.

 

[rp2813]

RO, that phone of your grandmother's is about the size and shape I'm trying to find for my mom. She has limited space, is legally blind and has gotten to the point where she can't use a cordless. She needs the old school receiver with a cord on one end so she knows which end to talk into and how to hang it up when done talking. I'll probably end up with some type of Princess or knock-off design if I cand find one in a thrift store.

As for bootlegging in additional phones back in the Ma Bell days, my dad did that all over our house. We had a few extra phones but only the "main" phone rang. Our "SNI" or "MPOE" was in the basement. My dad had alligator clips connecting the bootleg phones to the system. When there was a repair call or other reason for the phone co to come out, he had a dummy porcelain light fixture attached by only one screw to an electrical box near the MPOE and would swing the porcelain base away and hide the alligator clips in the box. It was so satisfying to cheat Ma Bell. Back in those days, even if you just had a 25' long cord on your only phone, it was considered an extension and you were charged extra. There were definitely some good results for the average consumer that came from the breakup of the AT&T monopoly back in 1984.

 

[selectomatic]

Phoneco's got 'em!

One of my favorite places on the internet is Phoneco. Their products are reconditioned and guaranteed, but their prices can be a bit much.

Anyway, this link has some of the GTE inline-button phones. I've heard that they're much harder to use, because they're not laid out the way everyone's used to.

-kevin

http://www.phonecoinc.com/category.asp?map=1&hhrl=home&group=main&gorl=group&category=Bargain

 

[oxydolfan1]

I remember, as a kid, being told by my paramour he'd call at such and such time, and calling time to make sure the clocks were set correctly....

God, I was sooo pathetic....lol

 

[mr_jms]

In the 703 area we can still call for time.....though we have to pay for it now.

 

[rp2813]

I don't know why they can't make it like 411. You get a few free calls per billing cycle and then the rest you have to pay for. It's not exactly the same thing and the maintenance sounds like a real pain on such an old system, but it's very unlike the PUC to allow this type of service to disappear just like that. They usually want a phased approach to wean people off of using something, hence the 411 calls that now cost you if you use it too often.

 

[MrX]

Here's how it sounds in Ireland

Here's the Irish Speaking Clock (from eircom) as it sounds if you dial 1191 from any Irish phone. This was recorded on my mobile.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/9/5/1411636/1191.mp3

 

[irishwashguy]

Fabulous!! I love that, Is that the same speaking clock that is in the UK or do they have a different one?