Unclassified Army Western Electric Phone fun!!!!

[lordkenmore]

After posting my last response here

I realized I should have done things differently. That post was my post count of #556. If only I'd thought/planned better, I could have had #555 appear on the phone thread. (Think: TV shows with phone numbers like 555-0199.)

Of course, even thinking this, might prove one of two things:
-Simple minds, simple pleasures
-I need to get out more

 

[lordkenmore]

"That fuzzy sound on the line isn't because you need a DSL filter, is it?"

DSL filters do seem to be very important. But (at least on the one system I had experience with), they seemed to matter more for the computer. I remember the Internet not working. Tech support said to check filters, and installing a missing filter fixed the problem.

Of course, that was one phone company DSL system, and--frankly--the system was questionable. One HUGE problem I had was something (or things) along the chain did not support IPV6. Meanwhile, almost every system I wanted to IPV6. I got royally sick and tired of manually editing configuration files to kill IPV6, especially since I tended to change software so much.

 

[dirtybuck]

In Case You've Forgotten

Here's a brief tutorial on how to dial a telephone. THERE WILL BE A TEST AFTER THE VIDEO, so make sure you pay attention.

 

[lordkenmore]

Bring rotary dial fun to your iPhone.

Link:

iRetroPhone: A Nostalgic Journey Back in Time

www.iretrophone.com

 

[rp2813]

Many members on my dad's side of the family worked at that WECo building in Cicero. During that time, the plant was probably still cranking out candlestick models.

It's a shame the building wasn't saved via some type of adaptive re-use.

 

[polkanut]

Here is a tutorial film clip on how to use a dial telephone from 1927. It is a silent short. My late mother-in-law was born 8/7/1927, 41 days after direct dialing in the Fresno area went into effect. [this post was last edited: 10/27/2010-12:48]

 

[dirtybuck]

Polka:

I like that one and the animated characters hair.