Neil Brown2d ago
Have you ever...
Used a telephone book
19.3%
Spoken to a (human) telephone operator
11.6%
Reversed charges on a call
7.4%
Made a call from pay phone / phone box
18.4%
Received a call on a pay phone / phone box
7.2%
Used a phone card
15.2%
Dialled from one exchange to another to route a call
2.6%
Used a rotary dial phone
18.2%
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Show threadGraham Sutherland / Polynomial2d ago
@neil all but the phone card and exchange
Show threadGraham Sutherland / Polynomial2d ago
@neil wait does the phone card one mean the type for payphones, or does it include cards used to top up PAYG mobile phones? cos I definitely used the latter.
Show threadNeil Brown
@gsuberland Ooh, good clarification. I was meaning in the context of a payphone here.
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Show thread(hic/haec/hoc)2d ago
@neil @gsuberland the standard prepaid magnetic cards or the international cards with a secret number to input?
Show threadDubious Blur2d ago
@_hic_haec_hoc @neil @gsuberland I read it as the former (though I’ve used both)
Show threadChris Fox2d ago
@_hic_haec_hoc @neil @gsuberland What about those 'orrible green BT ones from the 80s, with 'invisible' index marks that were literally burnt off as you used up your credit, and which invariably stopped working prematurely, with no way of getting a refund?
Show threadEmily Vale, Gendermancer2d ago
@neil @gsuberland I used calling cards for long distance calls from home (in America) to my German girlfriend. 😁 (This wasn't pre-Internet, but I met her in person as an exchange student.)
Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦1d ago
@neil @gsuberland oh, I said "yes" meaning a card that gives you discounted long distance. Nothing electronic - just a code to dial.
Show threadNeil Brown1d ago
@deborahh @gsuberland That's fine too! All lovely telecoms nostalgia.