in 1967-8, when we moved to Poughkeepsie and the phone company was behind in adding switches to our (relatively new) exchange.
I always staunchly refused to pay the extra $2 for TouchTone service, because even when it was first offered it was actually cheaper for the phone company to provide than pulse. It was finally made available on all lines here around 1987. My only corded phone that still works is a Trimline rotary model. The last nearly-working phone that I finally ditched in our move last year was the pushbutton pulse-dial phone that the phone company gave us for free when my college roommate and I moved into an apartment in 1983.
Hey, I thought my Trimline didn't have the glowing dial, but now I wonder if maybe it does. I thought the LEDs were powered by the phone line, but this ad (http://www.customphones.com/item79662.ctlg) may suggest they need the Princess phone 40V supply. I'll have to try plugging in a battery and see if it lights up!
We had a party line briefly
I always staunchly refused to pay the extra $2 for TouchTone service, because even when it was first offered it was actually cheaper for the phone company to provide than pulse. It was finally made available on all lines here around 1987. My only corded phone that still works is a Trimline rotary model. The last nearly-working phone that I finally ditched in our move last year was the pushbutton pulse-dial phone that the phone company gave us for free when my college roommate and I moved into an apartment in 1983.
Hey, I thought my Trimline didn't have the glowing dial, but now I wonder if maybe it does. I thought the LEDs were powered by the phone line, but this ad (http://www.customphones.com/item79662.ctlg) may suggest they need the Princess phone 40V supply. I'll have to try plugging in a battery and see if it lights up!