tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3213024073258914851..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Impress your friends with a rotary-dial cellphoneMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-63200261727087439452020-05-12T18:31:08.272-05:002020-05-12T18:31:08.272-05:00the farm is on a party line, too. however, now th...the farm is on a party line, too. however, now the phone only rings when it is for us. in the old days, one long ring was for us.<br /><br />I-) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-89421535637092454042020-05-12T11:12:49.047-05:002020-05-12T11:12:49.047-05:00we have a rotary phone on the farm; touchtone serv...we have a rotary phone on the farm; touchtone service costs more. to get around the need to use touchtone for the 'press 3 to reach whatever', the phone has a pulse / tone switch. you pulse to dial out then switch to tone to make your selections.<br /><br />I-) <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-41626941437042133282020-05-11T13:16:09.196-05:002020-05-11T13:16:09.196-05:00My parents had a rotary phone line and working rot...My parents had a rotary phone line and working rotary phone until they moved about a year ago. andiscandishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409153642285844201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-77412757852490750802020-05-11T10:32:55.623-05:002020-05-11T10:32:55.623-05:00I was born in 1981 and used rotary phones extensiv...I was born in 1981 and used rotary phones extensively as a kid. I think your timeline is off a bit. From the ages of 5-10 I saw push button phones slowly replace rotary phones in my area (Northern IL). There are even a few still around, I know a guy who has one in his basement but I'm not sure if it's still functional. It was about 10 years ago.Korkeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10675331972011003528noreply@blogger.com