Classic Louie C.K. on Conan's Tonight Show

Yes, we truly hated people with too many zeros in their phone numbers in the dark ages.

Heh heh! That was funny and so true.
I brought out a rotary dial phone for some kids age 10 to 12 to use; I asked the if they knew how to dial a number....they poked their finger in each hole like a button...... Every adult just cracked up.

When we showed them how it worked; they exclaimed.... "COOOOL!!!!"

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don't Fail Us Now"

Would that actually work still?

~Nate

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95 Honda Shadow ACE 1100.
1999 Plymouth Neon Expresso. 2.4 swap, 10.5 to 1 comp, big cams. Autocross time attack vehicle!
2012 Escape, 'hunter" (5 sp 4cyl)

Yes, they still work.. I had a rotary phone in my room and used it for all my calls, it was pretty cool...

The only time it won't work is is if you have a digital phone line, it won't be able to read the pulse tones.. Also for touchpad menus you can't use them...

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2007 BMW 328XI

Although I am not sure if it this way everywhere but I still pay extra for "touch tone" service. The basic service is "pulse dial".

My father had a phone that could switch between tone and pulse. He refused to pay for the extra service so he would dial up on pulse and switch over to tone for responding to automated menus (e.g. press one for English, etc.)

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'86 300E 5 speed
'71 Triumph TR6
'46 Cushman Scooter
'41 Ford 9N tractor

Most current phone tree reception system provide the option to "remain on the line if you have a rotary phone."

Along the lines of the video, I remember a comic riff'n on the cost of stamps going up . . .

What's the fuss about? For a mere 42 cents, a guy comes to your house, takes your letter and delivers it to another address, anywhere in the country, within a couple days.