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ANYONE RECALL THIS?

Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:54:13 GMT

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branny — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:09:07 GMT

I still have a wall phone in my kitchen. My cord is better than that. Can't be without it. I have been in my house for 43 yrs. It's just something I cannot give up.

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Q-Checker — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:24:42 GMT

@branny - Me, too! I have one just like it and use it all the time but, also, with a neat cord.

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Desertdi — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 08:38:09 GMT

$9.95 -- Amazon

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AngelPuppy1 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:17:21 GMT

Oh, yes! Back in the day, this looked like my phone at home! I purchased an extra long cord so I could move all around my room! Back in the day we didn't have cordless and cell phones, so this is what we had to do! The cord often got all tangled up and was a mess!

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San Antonio Gal — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:38:20 GMT

Growing up, we had that type phone. However, there were never any issues with the cord.

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wagirl — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:43:18 GMT

I remember the princess phone but not the tangled phone cord.

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Estellee — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:00:00 GMT

I will always have a corded phone, if the power goes out I still have phone service.

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Effie54 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:04:04 GMT

Yes, absolutely! I still have one in white in my kitchen. The conversations I have on the phone sound so much better on my landline than my cell. I'm keeping it!

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I am still oxox — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:19:53 GMT

No land lines in my area all phones are voice over IPs

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shoptilyadropagain — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:54:20 GMT

I remember seeing cords like this at other people's houses but it was never allowed in ours. Our landline was on the wall in the living room next to a lazy boy type of recliner. The cord was shorter than what most peope had anyway.

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Melzie — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 13:54:26 GMT

@Estellee wrote:
I will always have a corded phone, if the power goes out I still have phone service.

You're lucky. I did the same thing, for the same reason, until the phone company in my area sent out notices that they no longer would be providing service to that older technology so I had to switch. I held out for as long as I could but finally had to do it. I have a battery back up in the cellar where it comes into the house so I could still use it if power goes out but it's not the same as before. I miss the good old days, especially the phone book. Now if you try to find a business you have to go on line and you never know where they're located. Even if I put in my Zip Code I get businesses 60 miles away! Grrr! OK, done venting. :-)

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lilywhite — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:02:27 GMT

We still have two wall mounted phones. I can remember having to go to the town grocery store to use the phone, none at home. An operator dialed for you and everyone could listen in. We had no electricity, no plumbing. Later my mother had one of those phone benches, had a cubby for the phone book. She spent a lot of time sitting on that bench talking on the phone. I can imagine how much time she would have spent on a computer if she had one.

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Jk9 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:28:30 GMT

I certainly do! I loved that style phone and mine was avocado green with the very long chord. Hated to give it up as time moved on.

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Kachina624 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:29:24 GMT

@Desertdi wrote:
$9.95 -- Amazon

@Desertdi. This is what worked for us.

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Zhills — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:31:01 GMT

That cord is the result of stretching the cord to the kid's bedroom!

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skatting44 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 15:40:30 GMT

@Melzie @estelle

yea ,we have kept a land line . We have cell phones too

had that phone with long cord that our pets would swipe & bite at . Had alot of tangles .

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:22:19 GMT

@lilywhite wrote:
We still have two wall mounted phones. I can remember having to go to the town grocery store to use the phone, none at home. An operator dialed for you and everyone could listen in. We had no electricity, no plumbing. Later my mother had one of those phone benches, had a cubby for the phone book. She spent a lot of time sitting on that bench talking on the phone. I can imagine how much time she would have spent on a computer if she had one.

@lilywhite

Your comment reminded me of the "party line" our neighborhood originally had. If you wanted to use your phone, you picked it up to listen if anyone else was currently using the party line. If so, you hung up and tried back a little later. No privacy if someone else just listened in.

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shoesnbags — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 18:58:32 GMT

@Tinkrbl44 wrote:
@lilywhite wrote:
We still have two wall mounted phones. I can remember having to go to the town grocery store to use the phone, none at home. An operator dialed for you and everyone could listen in. We had no electricity, no plumbing. Later my mother had one of those phone benches, had a cubby for the phone book. She spent a lot of time sitting on that bench talking on the phone. I can imagine how much time she would have spent on a computer if she had one.

@lilywhite

Your comment reminded me of the "party line" our neighborhood originally had. If you wanted to use your phone, you picked it up to listen if anyone else was currently using the party line. If so, you hung up and tried back a little later. No privacy if someone else just listened in.

@Tinkrbl44 Yes, and every family on the party line had a different ring so you'd know when the call was for your house. The not so good ole days ha ha.

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Tinkrbl44 — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 19:13:40 GMT

I couldn't count the number of times we'd have to grab the cord and let the phone hang down to unfurl the twisted cord. My mother did that daily, I bet.