Two teens try to use a rotory phone

[jimLE]

Yeah.back up generators or what ever will last for so long.then run out power or fuel or what ever.i figure even a solar generator will even shut down eventually when it's not getting enough direct sun light. .

 

[TexasFreedom]

Most classic land lines were powered by a battery-backed up system. So power glitches/outages wouldn't affect phone operations. But without the ability to recharge, those batteries will drain.

 

[Robinjopo1]

well I was told that the landline would work for awhile in an emergency but would fail eventually.

They work without electricity. You can't use the cordless ones. It has to be straight wired.

 

[Maverick]

Yeah.back up generators or what ever will last for so long.then run out power or fuel or what ever.i figure even a solar generator will even shut down eventually when it's not getting enough direct sun light. .

Yep, degradation would be the rule the minute the power goes out. People will need to be prepared and resourceful!

 

[jimLE]

They work without electricity.

Only as long as phone company has power during a outage if i figure right.to me.that means if they lose all power.including back up generators. So do those phones.but yet.that's only if i figure right.

 

[Kevin L]

I remember rotary phones, but there was a lot of overlap between rotary and push-button.

If you watch the original Star Trek, there is an episode with Terri Garr (playing a secretary and receptionist), and she has a modern push button phone on her desk in her office.

This episode was filmed in 1968, I believe.

 

[Brent S]

I got the latest iPhone and it dosent have any buttons, but is all touch screen now. I’m still getting used to it some. Siri is pretty good, and talks to you, but the voice recognition still needs to get better. I gave her a female Australian voice and it’s getting closer to what they had on Star Trek all the time. All I know is that having gps, a computer that can answer almost anything, and a flashlight all rolled into one that fits into your pocket is pretty amazing. We live in a pretty cool time.

 

[TexasFreedom]

Heck, I remember when we could pay an extra charge to use tone instead of pulse with the phones. It save a few seconds. We didn't mine the lost time & didn't pay the surcharge. I think at some point they dropped the extra charge. If I remember, some of the 'new' phones had a switch where you could choose tone or pulse.

 

[DrPrepper]

I got the latest iPhone and it dosent have any buttons, but is all touch screen now. I’m still getting used to it some. Siri is pretty good, and talks to you, but the voice recognition still needs to get better. I gave her a female Australian voice and it’s getting closer to what they had on Star Trek all the time. All I know is that having gps, a computer that can answer almost anything, and a flashlight all rolled into one that fits into your pocket is pretty amazing. We live in a pretty cool time.

I just paid off my I phone 8. I think there has been 4 more made since then.. I can’t keep up.