Damn, I kinda wish we still used the phones of the movies back in the 1940's...

[a kennedy]

They took up the whole side of your face. They were so dramatic.....and expressive, I loved them. Don’t get me wrong.....I love my phone of today, it’s there’s but there’s no excitement in answering a cell phone. Ugh.... boring really.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. I remember the old black desk phone at my grandma's house

The receiver was real heavy. And when you dialed a number, the dial made a ticks-ticka-ticka sound as it returned to its normal position.

[Ocelot II]

2. You can't *slam* a cell phone.

The great thing about the old phones is that if you wanted to end a call dramatically you could slam down the receiver, and the person on the other end of the line would hear a sharp *whack!* sound. It was a way of telling someone to fuck right off without having to say it.

[ms liberty]

3. I love seeing them

The pre 60's models were heavy enough to double as an excellent weapon if necessary!

[Lochloosa]

4. And you didn't lose your signal.

[dgauss]

9. That's what I miss - the reliability, and the sound quality was better, too.

I also always liked the sound of a rotary dial.

[Lochloosa]

11. Even when your power went out, the phone worked.

That was important in Florida during hurricane season.

[Coexist]

5. And dialing took longer (before buttons) so you had the chance to *not* make that call

and in the words of George Carlin, "when you dial a number on your phone, do you ever let your finger get the free ride back?"

[getagrip_already]

6. I still have a couple of those....

Steel bodies. Weigh a ton. Still work, but take 48 volts to ring.

[a kennedy]

7. Some of the best scenes in the movies were on a DIAL PHONE .......

Who’s gonna start…..

[Ocelot II]

8. Dial M for Murder comes to mind.

[duncang]

10. I have a old box phone.

Just for display. One of the desktop crank handle ones without buttons. Had to go through an operator. They can give you a buzz. Decided to see just how bad and cranked it while holding the wires. I disconnected the wires to the crank so the grandkids wouldn’t get shocked.

Edit: I like the old Eiffel Tower rotary desk phones the best. They do make modern replicas that work..

[anciano]

12. Loved the old rotary dial phones....

and the phone booths that gave you some privacy when making a call.

[madamesilverspurs]

13. Cumbersome old things, but I miss them.

Sometimes, like when I'm tired but need to make a call, I catch myself waiting for a dial tone (yeah, I'm that old).
I'm no good at juggling my cell phone, especially when prompted to push a particular button or series of buttons. Between aging ears and aging eyes, moving the thing to push buttons made for way too many errors. So when I saw an ad for a handset I jumped on it. It's comfortable, familiar, and I can use the keypad while listening or talking.




.

[Lulu KC]

14. I need that!

I had one for an old cell phone but it didn't fit my new one. Thanks for reminding me. I could hear so much better and also be heard. It was designed for a human body.