Great "modern version Chinese knock-off" for $70 considering refurbished vintage phones cost over $500. Color is a depicted, a bright tomato red.
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- voice quality both ways is crystal clear
- vintage phones had only 10 "finger holes" to dial numbers 0 thru 9. If you haven't noticed, this phone has 12, with * & # following the "0" allowing you to dial thru auto-attendants and modern voice mail systems. BUT that means if you ever dialed a rotary phone, it's easy to misdial if you don't stop yourself from subconsciously dialing the last number thinking it's "0" like on the vintage versions.
- there's a weak speaker activated by pressing the center of the dial -- not clear enough to have a handsfree conversation, but clear enough to hear the dial tones so you can dial handsfree before picking up the receiver.
- the finger stop is spring loaded. When you dial a number you must make sure you dial not just up to the finger stop but far enough to depress the spring. This is what sends the tone for the number you just dialed and you'll hear the tone in the earpiece. If you let the dial return before you hear that tone, the phone won't recognize the number you just dialed. You merely redial the same number again. No need to start all over. But that also restricts speed dialing. Even though I'm aware of that, I still mis-dial one out of ten times.
- once you open the line & hear a dial tone, either in the ear piece or via the small speaker, simply pressing the spring loaded finger stop will redial the last number dialed.
- works fine thru a VOIP business class system via an ATA adapter --- maybe it's my service but I find less chances of mis-dialing (ie the spring finger stop not recognizing the number) if I wait a couple of seconds after I hear the dial tone before I start dialing. Again limits speed dialing.
- May not work via Magic Jack or any USB ATA adapter as voltage via USB may not be strong enough to ring the bell. USB puts out 5 volts (I heard 12 volts via USB3.0). Traditional copper phone lines carry 45 to 50 volts which peaked up to 90 volts to ring the phone's bell signally an incoming call. My ATA adapter sends 85 volts to the ring a phone. I DO know vintage phones won't ring via Magic Jack but you CAN make & answer calls (if another extension rings). Don't know if this phone was designed with that in mind.
- headset & line cords connect to the underside of the phone, not out of the sides & back of the phone like the original vintage.
- ringer bell is the old style mechanical -- I would guess its ring tone is slightly higher than the original vintage but not something someone would notice unless you have a vintage version in the same room.
- on close examination, no one will mistake this for a vintage, if for no other reason that the dial has holes for the * and #. Handset feels lighter than the original bakelight versions (but then the phones got lighter in the 60"s & 70's) which means there's not a solid thud when you return the receiver. When in place, you can rock the handset slightly forward & back, not enough to open the line but aesthetically it can look crooked if not placed back perfectly. The vintage handsets sit solid flat. And the handset cord is a thinner rounder cable, not rectangular shaped like the vintage versions (no, you can't replace it without re-wiring).
Let's face it, rotary dials are a pain for heavy daily business use. This is best used as a decorating item for answering calls say in a foyer or reception area. Visitors will all want to try it, but because of the requirement of making sure you turn the dial far enough to depress the finger stop spring to send a tone, this is not a phone you can place where random visitors could use it without being given those instructions.
For $70, beats any other extension phone I've bought. And love the sound of the vintage ringing bell. But all of us who have gotten use to being mobile around the house using cordless or cell phones, it's also best for short calls where you don't mind being tied to one spot because of the cord.
Use your imagination and you may find a great place/use for it .... if for no other reason than to turn off the musical ringers on modern phones so when a call comes in, all you hear is this old fashioned mechanical ringing bell.
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Before you buy,here are some points need to be declaration as below:1.Retro classic,old style phone 2. Audio dial and not with digital service. 3.Do not connected with switch or use as extension telephone,only use as the host |
Please Pay Attention:Dial phone number must be continue for full number,if dial the 1 and leave a few minutes to dial second number,this will inform you your phone number is invalid or wrong (same like modern telephone |
Multi-Fountion：At the dail phone's bottom with two controls that can adjust the sounds of the bell and call. Redial facility and free dialing optiona make more convenient to use. |
Great For All OccasionsThis high quality retro telephone is ideal for the home, office, hotel or other places. Not only the practical but also can as an ancient decoration |
This is a retro-styled 1970s-design rotary phone. You dial exactly as you would have done in the 1970s, thanks to the cleverly designed mechanical rotary dial. The high-quality microphone and speaker in the classical receiver handset assure excellent voice quality. Modern phone banking and menu control are fully supported with additional * and # holes.
Instruction
1.put the telephone in Flat area,keep it stable
2.connect the cable correctly according to the manual
3.Answer the phone call use non hand-free mode(Since the microphone is vacant and not sealed,will cause an echo,so when you turn on hand-free mode it can be interference,preferablly stay in non hand-free mode to answer phone call).
4.For Dialing someone number ,you need to rotary dial by hand ,the dial plateform have 10 dial hole from 0-9,when you need to dial ,you need to put your finger to the hold of the number you want to dial then turn the dail to the bottom of the metal part (For Example:phone number 65325841,your finger put into the No 6 dial hold,then turn it clockwise to the bottom of the metal part,then take out your hand,then put your finger to the next number 5 dial hold and keep it continue.)
5.When you finish your phone call you only need to put the hanger to the phone,it will automatically to hang up your phone call
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