The Old Telephone Company
March 12, 2004 1:41 PM Subscribe
The Old Telephone Company, Essex, England
It's a great idea. In my experience, British land lines perform like it's about 1954 anyway.
posted by Mayor Curley at 2:57 PM on March 12, 2004
posted by Mayor Curley at 2:57 PM on March 12, 2004
Your fetish with all things anglo-saxon flat out gives me the creeps.
posted by SpaceCadet at 3:02 PM on March 12, 2004
posted by SpaceCadet at 3:02 PM on March 12, 2004
This sexy number would almost convince me to get a landline again. Almost.
Actually, I've figured for a while now, that the next big fad is gonna be rotary cellphones. I mean, most people seem to prefer analogue watches for the looks, right? So why not a cellphone with a little rotary dial that switches between normal dial functionality and an iPod-esque scroll wheel for the 10000 other digital functions a typical cell phone has nowadays? (Go, Lazyweb, go!)
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posted by arto at 3:04 PM on March 12, 2004
Actually, I've figured for a while now, that the next big fad is gonna be rotary cellphones. I mean, most people seem to prefer analogue watches for the looks, right? So why not a cellphone with a little rotary dial that switches between normal dial functionality and an iPod-esque scroll wheel for the 10000 other digital functions a typical cell phone has nowadays? (Go, Lazyweb, go!)
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posted by arto at 3:04 PM on March 12, 2004
I would just be happy if regular cellphones were forced to ring like old telephone bells and I'd never ever have to hear somebody's Monday-Night-Football-themed ringtone ever, ever again. Ever!
posted by furiousthought at 3:24 PM on March 12, 2004
posted by furiousthought at 3:24 PM on March 12, 2004
I swear, if they come out with rotary cellphones, I will finally buy one of the bastards.
posted by scody at 4:27 PM on March 12, 2004
posted by scody at 4:27 PM on March 12, 2004
The nice thing about these is they don't look over-restored. Too many times I've come across displays of reconditioned antique phones whose original fabric-covered cords have been replaced with extremely inappropriate-looking modern coiled plastic-insulation jobs and other modern bits, and the original bakelite (or whatever) casings and/or rubber strain reliefs cut altered or removed to accommodate them, effectively making it irreversible.
posted by George_Spiggott at 4:56 PM on March 13, 2004
posted by George_Spiggott at 4:56 PM on March 13, 2004
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