Classic Rotary Phones Forum

Telephone Talk => General Discussion => Topic started by: WesternElectricBen on February 23, 2013, 04:55:08 PM

Title: Now you can order pizza on a rotary phone
Post by: WesternElectricBen on February 23, 2013, 04:55:08 PM
I was scrawling ebay, as I usually do, and I saw this. Its a rotary phone, connected to a push button deck. I guess it was added for ordering pizza or paying bill over the phone. Though, I might just be dumb, and not know how common these rigs are.

Ben

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Title: Re: Now you can order pizza on a rotary phone
Post by: poplar1 on February 23, 2013, 05:18:20 PM
Used for "end-to-end signaling"  where Touch-Tone was not recognized by the central office or PBX. . For example, entering account numbers on phones connected to a 701B PBX.
Title: Re: Now you can order pizza on a rotary phone
Post by: twocvbloke on February 23, 2013, 05:31:59 PM
Over here, you can use a rotary phone to order pizza, you just tell the person on the other end what you want... :D

Or these days you can order online, which is handy but has its issues with getting orders right... :D
Title: Re: Now you can order pizza on a rotary phone
Post by: WesternElectricBen on February 23, 2013, 06:04:30 PM
Quote from: twocvbloke on February 23, 2013, 05:31:59 PM
Over here, you can use a rotary phone to order pizza, you just tell the person on the other end what you want... :D

Or these days you can order online, which is handy but has its issues with getting orders right... :D

It actually wasn't my idea, I was more thinking automated message machines.. Yes, online is much better because they cannot mess up your orders.

BEn
Title: Re: Now you can order pizza on a rotary phone
Post by: cello973 on February 24, 2013, 07:23:34 PM
Poplar1 is correct
I just picked this one up on ebay for the push button adjunct.