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Classic Rotary Phones Forum

Telephone Talk => Decorator, Reproduction & Novelty Phones => Modern "Reproduction" Phones => Topic started by: claudioggs on February 11, 2013, 12:15:37 AM

Title: Modern Rotary 500 but Dial with * & #
Post by: claudioggs on February 11, 2013, 12:15:37 AM
Hi,

Searching for rotary phones in Singapore, I found this one, rotary, but with asterisk and numeral...

Claudio
Title: Re: Dial with * & #
Post by: twocvbloke on February 11, 2013, 12:39:16 AM
Those are modern creations, I've had two of them, not really well made and not pleasant to use...  :-\

The ProTelX one:
h ttp://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=6305.0  ( bad link )

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=6268.0  ( good link to ProTelX topic )

and the Steepletone one:
h ttp://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=6161.0  ( bad link )

http://www.classicrotaryphones.com/forum/index.php?topic=6074.0  ( good link to Steepletone topic )
Title: Re: Dial with * & #
Post by: Phonesrfun on February 11, 2013, 12:39:29 AM
These have been discussed before.  Not something a collector would be interested in.  notice the blatant mis spelling of Operator as Rotarepo..... backwards.

These will appeal to someone who wants a phone that looks like an old rotary phone, but don't know any difference.
Title: Re: Dial with * & #
Post by: deedubya3800 on July 04, 2013, 06:54:05 PM
Ah, the infamous ROTAREPO phone!  :D

Other than for its curiosity value, I'd have very little interest in one, and even then only if I could get it really cheap. There's a thread on here somewhere, I think, where someone got a hold of one and gave it the full treatment.
Title: Re: Modern Rotary 500 but Dial with * & #
Post by: andre_janew on June 19, 2015, 06:26:23 PM
I've seen those and wondered if they sent out tones or pulses when dialed.  Does anyone know?  In any case, it is a bit odd to see * & # on a rotary phone.
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