Telephone repair

[cu3ed]

Funnily enough this just popped up on my FBee:

WHY WERE THE BUTTONS SO SMALL!?

 

[mrk]

Fewer fat fingers because people didn't dine on coke and wotsits all day

 

[alex24]

I can still feel exactly what it's like to press those in my mind!

Do all of these retro phones still work with current lines? What are good options for getting one that will be working in years to come?

 

[mrk]

Most networks have switched to IP based phone systems these days, still a bunch remain but expect them to switch too like how analogue TV went offline.

 

[builder22]

Top fact that's why 999 is 999. It was the least likely voltage to be miss understood.

pity it took 5 years to dial it

 

[Retro6]

I can still feel exactly what it's like to press those in my mind!

Do all of these retro phones still work with current lines? What are good options for getting one that will be working in years to come?

They all work on todays lines. Some GPO rotary phones might need re-wiring with a 3.3k Resistor added to the board inside if they haven't been converted but its very easy to convert one. Most of them are already good to go.

I'm not sure how long the BT Line will stay analog they are expected to change soon. You'd then need a special converter to run retro phones but I doubt any will exist for a while when all the lines have changed over.

 

[cu3ed]

Fewer fat fingers because people didn't dine on coke and wotsits all day

I have taken that very personally.